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[[Narrator] It has been described as one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.]
[As a result of the conflict in Darfur, ]
[more than 2 million people are thought to have been displaced, ]
[and as many as 300,000 people are estimated to have died]
[from disease and malnutrition. ]
[The crisis has now spilled well beyond it's borders]
[with more than 200,000 refugees living in the ]
[deserts of eastern Chad and thousands more]
[in the forests of the Central African Republic. ]
[International Medical Corps is currently responding to the emergency needs]
[of more than one and a quarter million people in the region,]
[but is faced with constant shortages of staff, medical]
[[Dr. Florence Schenker, International Medical Corps] This is a case of a 29-year-old]
[compound fracture of her tibia and fibula, as far as anyone could tell. ]
[The doctors had no x-ray machine]
[here and pulled out any bone fragments. ]
[It has been two months and there is no healing.]
[[background chatter] We will be opening the wound]
[and giving the patient general anesthesia under ketamine]
[so that I can examine the bones]
[and determine how much of a bone graft is necessary.]
[Also, to show to the parents]
[that some kind of treatment other than amputation]
[If we'd had an x-ray earlier none of this would be necessary. ]
[[Narrator] Over the past 10 months, International Medical Corps]
[teams have worked together with GE and the GE Foundation]
[to deliver critical medical equipment to the region, ]
[along with longer-term efforts to train local health workers,]
[mid-level health staff, and physicians. ]
[The equipment has now begun to arrive in Chad and ]
[the Central African Republic. ]
[Over the next few weeks, it will reach health clinics and hospitals for installation]
[and professional training of local staff. ]
[These efforts not only address the immediate healthcare needs of these]
[conflict and poverty-stricken communities, they are restoring]
[critical health capacity and healthcare resources, which are building]
