MSF's first cargo to land in Burma includes medical supplies, food, plastic sheeting and water and sanitation supplies.
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The first MSF aid plane arrived this morning in Yangon, Myanmar (Burma) loaded with 34 tons of medical and logistical material. Cargo has been transferred to MSF warehouses in the city, from where it will be distributed to disaster areas over the next few days.
The goods include treatments for diarrhoeal diseases and malaria, Ready-To-Use Therapeutic Food, plastic sheeting, water containers, water pumps and an 8-person Zodiac boat.
Three more MSF cargo planes, carrying another 120 tons of material, are now on their way from Frankfurt, Ostend and Dubai, but MSF aid workers on the ground have made it clear that more supplies are vital if we are to address the needs of the thousands affected by the cyclone.
MSF now has over 200 staff in the affected areas with between 10 and 20 more arriving every day. In Twantey, Bogaley, Kungyangon, Pathein (Bassein), Haigyi and Laputta, teams are conducting consultations, distributing food, plastic sheeting and other items, purifying water and cleaning up sites where people have sought refuge.
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