From Clare to Niger - Dr. Fergus Glynn

Dr. Fergus Glynn tending to a patient in Niger © MSF
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Dr. Fergus Glynn has just begun his first MSF mission in eastern Niger at a CRENI, the French acronym for a therapeutic feeding centre, where he is treating severely malnourished children up to 5 years old. Originally from Co. Meath, Dr. Glynn worked as a GP in Co. Clare prior to working with MSF.

From Clare to Niger - Dr. Fergus Glynn

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Mothers leaving the CRENAS weith their weekly rations. © Karine Klein