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  • Luanda, Angola, May 19, 2006.A homeless looks for food in the garbage near the Sonangol oil refinery. More than 70% of Luanda's 5 million inhabitants live below the poverty threshold in slum areas. With vast natural ressources (oil, diamonds, gold, water...) Angola is potentially one of the richest countries in Africa. Between February and June 2006, more than 30000 people were infected with cholera in Angola's worse outbreak ever; more than 1300 died.

  • Luanda, Angola, May 20, 2006.Bairro Pescadores. Alcoolism is widespread among the fishermen who bring in fish harvested in heavily polluted and cholera infected waters. Between February and June 2006, more than 30000 people were infected with cholera in Angola's worse outbreak ever; more than 1300 died.

  • Luanda, Angola, May 20, 2006.Bairro Pescadores. Alcoolism is widespread among the fishermen who bring in fish harvested in heavily polluted and cholera infected waters. Between February and June 2006, more than 30000 people were infected with cholera in Angola's worse outbreak ever; more than 1300 died.

  • Kuito, Angola, May 22, 2006.Luticacinda, 4, in the MSF Belgium operated TFC. Children mortality is very high in Angola.

  • Kuito, Angola, May 22, 2006.Domingo, 35, brings his daughter Graciana Mimi, 3, sick with cerebral malaria to the MSF Belgium operated clinic.

  • Kuito, Angola, May 22, 2006.Kuito was one of Angola's 'martyr cities', four years after the end of the civil war, its scars still visible everywhere, yet life is becoming normal again.

  • Kuito, Angola, May 22, 2006.Kuito was one of Angola's 'martyr cities', four years after the end of the civil war, its scars still visible everywhere, yet life is becoming normal again.

  • Kuito, Angola, May 22, 2006.Kuito was one of Angola's 'martyr cities', four years after the end of the civil war, its scars still visible everywhere, yet life is becoming normal again.

  • Luanda, Angola, May, 25, 2006.Bairro Muro do Boy; this slum is built on a hill of garbage, there is no water source in the area. Children have to go down the 'hill' and cross a newly built highway to bring back water for their family. Between February and June 2006, more than 30000 people were infected with cholera in Angola's worse outbreak ever; more than 1300 died.

  • Kuito, Angola, May, 22, 2006.Jacinto, 42, suffers from Tuberculosis and is a patient in Bié Province Hospital. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the rapid spreading of HIV/AIDS since the end of the civil war in 2002.

  • Kuito, Angola, May, 22, 2006.Aurelio, 21, suffers from Tuberculosis and is a patient in Bié Province Hospital. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the rapid spreading of HIV/AIDS since the end of the civil war in 2002.

  • Kuito, Angola, May, 22, 2006.Isabel Viemba, 20, suffers from Tuberculosis and is a patient in Bié Province Hospital. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the rapid spreading of HIV/AIDS since the end of the civil war in 2002.

  • Kuito, Angola, May, 22, 2006.Isabel Viemba, 20, suffers from Tuberculosis and is a patient in Bié Province Hospital. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the rapid spreading of HIV/AIDS since the end of the civil war in 2002.

  • Kuito, Angola, May, 22, 2006.Anotnio, 36, suffers from Tuberculosis and malnutritiion, he is a patient in Bié Province Hospital. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the rapid spreading of HIV/AIDS since the end of the civil war in 2002.

  • Kuito, Angola, May, 22, 2006.Felipe Soares, 15, suffers from Tuberculosis and is a patient in Bié Province Hospital. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the rapid spreading of HIV/AIDS since the end of the civil war in 2002.

  • Kuito, Angola, May, 22, 2006.Fancisco, 36, suffers from Tuberculosis and is a patient in Bié Province Hospital. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the rapid spreading of HIV/AIDS since the end of the civil war in 2002.

  • Kuito, Angola, May, 22, 2006.Fancisco, 36, suffers from Tuberculosis and is a patient in Bié Province Hospital. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the rapid spreading of HIV/AIDS since the end of the civil war in 2002.

  • Huambo, Angola, May, 24, 2006.Rosa Kazingha, 49. More than 300 TB patients live in Huambo State Sanatorium, hundreds more are outside patients. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the rapid spreading of HIV/AIDS since the end of the civil war in 2002.

  • Huambo, Angola, May, 24, 2006.Babena, 25. More than 300 TB patients live in Huambo State Sanatorium, hundreds more are outside patients. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the rapid spreading of HIV/AIDS since the end of the civil war in 2002.

  • Huambo, Angola, May, 24, 2006.Maria Immaculada, 2, in the arms of her mother Veronica, 20. More than 300 TB patients live in Huambo State Sanatorium, hundreds more are outside patients. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the rapid spreading of HIV/AIDS since the end of the civil war in 2002.

  • Huambo, Angola, May, 24, 2006.Rosa Kazingha, 49. More than 300 TB patients live in Huambo State Sanatorium, hundreds more are outside patients. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the rapid spreading of HIV/AIDS since the end of the civil war in 2002.

  • Huambo, Angola, May, 24, 2006.Babena, 25, left with Sabina, 36, right. More than 300 TB patients live in Huambo State Sanatorium, hundreds more are outside patients. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the rapid spreading of HIV/AIDS since the end of the civil war in 2002.

  • Huambo, Angola, May, 24, 2006.Alice, 30, is HIV positive. More than 300 TB patients live in Huambo State Sanatorium, hundreds more are outside patients. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the rapid spreading of HIV/AIDS since the end of the civil war in 2002.

  • Huambo, Angola, May, 24, 2006.Magolino Makina, 16, suffers from accute TB as well as severe thyroid gland swelling caused by lack of iodine. More than 300 TB patients live in Huambo State Sanatorium, hundreds more are outside patients. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the rapid spreading of HIV/AIDS since the end of the civil war in 2002.

  • Huambo, Angola, May, 24, 2006.Magolino Makina, 16, suffers from accute TB as well as severe thyroid gland swelling caused by lack of iodine. More than 300 TB patients live in Huambo State Sanatorium, hundreds more are outside patients. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the rapid spreading of HIV/AIDS since the end of the civil war in 2002.

  • Huambo, Angola, May, 24, 2006.Rufinu Cizongemba, 15, suffers from accute TB; he wants to finish high school and become a math teacher. More than 300 TB patients live in Huambo State Sanatorium, hundreds more are outside patients. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the rapid spreading of HIV/AIDS since the end of the civil war in 2002.

  • Huambo, Angola, May, 24, 2006.Rufinu Cizongemba, 15, suffers from accute TB; he wants to finish high school and become a math teacher. More than 300 TB patients live in Huambo State Sanatorium, hundreds more are outside patients. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the rapid spreading of HIV/AIDS since the end of the civil war in 2002.

  • Huambo, Angola, May, 24, 2006.Magolino Makina, 16, suffers from accute TB as well as severe thyroid gland swelling caused by lack of iodine. More than 300 TB patients live in Huambo State Sanatorium, hundreds more are outside patients. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the rapid spreading of HIV/AIDS since the end of the civil war in 2002.

  • Huambo, Angola, May, 24, 2006.Rufinu Cizongemba, 15, suffers from accute TB; he wants to finish high school and become a math teacher. More than 300 TB patients live in Huambo State Sanatorium, hundreds more are outside patients. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the rapid spreading of HIV/AIDS since the end of the civil war in 2002.

  • Huambo, Angola, May, 24, 2006.Rufinu Cizongemba, 15, suffers from accute TB; he wants to finish high school and become a math teacher. More than 300 TB patients live in Huambo State Sanatorium, hundreds more are outside patients. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the rapid spreading of HIV/AIDS since the end of the civil war in 2002.

  • Huambo, Angola, May, 24, 2006.Rufinu Chivela, 31, with his mother Veronica Vicumba, 60. More than 300 TB patients live in Huambo State Sanatorium, hundreds more are outside patients. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the rapid spreading of HIV/AIDS since the end of the civil war in 2002.

  • Huambo, Angola, May, 24, 2006.Rufinu Cizongemba, 15, suffers from accute TB; he wants to finish high school and become a math teacher. More than 300 TB patients live in Huambo State Sanatorium, hundreds more are outside patients. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the rapid spreading of HIV/AIDS since the end of the civil war in 2002.

  • Huambo, Angola, May, 24, 2006.Eduardo Albin, 42. More than 300 TB patients live in Huambo State Sanatorium, hundreds more are outside patients. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the rapid spreading of HIV/AIDS since the end of the civil war in 2002.

  • Huambo, Angola, May, 24, 2006.More than 300 TB patients live in Huambo State Sanatorium, hundreds more are outside patients. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the rapid spreading of HIV/AIDS since the end of the civil war in 2002.

  • Huambo, Angola, May, 24, 2006.Joao-Baptista, 30. More than 300 TB patients live in Huambo State Sanatorium, hundreds more are outside patients. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the rapid spreading of HIV/AIDS since the end of the civil war in 2002.

  • Huambo, Angola, May, 24, 2006.Pera, 30. More than 300 TB patients live in Huambo State Sanatorium, hundreds more are outside patients. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the rapid spreading of HIV/AIDS since the end of the civil war in 2002.

  • Huambo, Angola, May, 24, 2006.Jose, 31. More than 300 TB patients live in Huambo State Sanatorium, hundreds more are outside patients. TB is endemic in the region, fueled by poverty, malnutrition, inadequate hygiene and the rapid spreading of HIV/AIDS since the end of the civil war in 2002.

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