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Mamadou, 9 years, had been evacuated by ambulance from the village of Ogossagou in central Mali on 23 March.

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After the horror, the trauma

Survivors of a brutal attack in Mali need help healing, inside and out.

Fatoumata Toungara with her child Aboubacar Bah, 9 months old, who has just been cured of measles thanks to quick response by the local health center and adequate treatment.

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Vaccines are free - but some still miss out on them

Unfortunately, only 45 per cent of children in Mali receive all the recommended vaccinations

$Two injured children outside a UNICEF tent at the regional hospital in Mopti. A total of 31 children sustained injuries, mostly gunshot wounds, burns and fractures, when the village of Ogossagou-Peulh in Bankass, Mopti region, was attacked on the night of 23 March 2019.$

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Protracted crisis in central Mali impacting all aspects of children’s lives

Ramata Diallo, 40 years old, has been a goldsmith women in the gold mine site of Massakama for 3 years. She lives directly on the site with her husband Mamadou Diallo and their 5 children. Hachime, 11 months, is her youngest child and he has never been vaccinated.

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Living on a gold mine comes at the expense of healthcare

Mobile vaccinators are a lifeline for children in remote mining communities.

Aissa Maiga, a healthcare worker at the Socoura community health center, vaccinates a child at a newly created displacement site in Sevare.

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Providing emergency healthcare in Mali

Following the attack on Ogossagou, UNICEF and partners provided medical assistance to injured children and mass vaccination to prevent future epidemics

Fatoumata Barry, coordinator at UNICEF’s partner NGO IMADEL, with Maimouna Barry, 45, and a water and hygiene kit which includes soap, buckets, jerrycans of water, water purification tablets, a defecation pot for younger children, a mat and a mosquito net. “I had nothing left,” says Maimouna. “The materials were very useful. I could finally store clean water in the shelter I’m staying in.”

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Supplying clean water to the hardest hit

Following the attack on Ogossagou, UNICEF and partners provided a rapid response to ensure survivors had access to clean water

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