Supporting local groups helping people on the move at the US-Mexico border

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has resumed work supporting non-profit groups based in Arizona, United States of America (US), which are bringing humanitarian aid to migrants and asylum seekers crossing the US-Mexico border near the Sonoran Desert.

Earlier this year, a small MSF team worked alongside Humane Borders, Samaritans, No More Deaths, and other local nonprofit groups to assess the medical needs in the region and suggest ways to build capacity for increased services and collaborations.

“We determined that migrants along this route are extremely vulnerable and are in dire need of additional support,” says Adriana Palomares, MSF head of mission in Mexico and Central America. “We observed pregnant women, children as young as eight months old, and people who need access to medication for diabetes, hypertension, and asthma trying to walk this treacherous route across the desert.”