25 year old doctor Ala Roguti with her daughter Tanja in their apartment in Tiraspol, Transnistria. Also known as Trans-Dniestr or Transdniestria, Transnistria, located mostly on a strip of land betwe...

Stela Babus reads to her four year old daughter outside their home in rural Gagauzia an autonomous region of Moldova.

Viorica Belaia breast feeds her baby while standing outside an apartment with two friends. She works at the the Bucuria vineyard in South Moldova where she is paid about 15 GBP each month.

A small child takes centre stage during a family gathering in the village of Dezghingea in Gagauzia an autonomous region of Moldova.

A policeman and his family picnic by the Dnister (Nistru) River.

A father carries his son as they leave a health centre in the village of Waterloo. A year ago Sierra Leone launched a free healthcare plan for pregnant women, breast-feeding mothers and children under...

A young man watches as his younger brother is treated at a health centre in the village of Waterloo. A year ago Sierra Leone launched a free healthcare plan for pregnant women, breast-feeding mothers...

A child is held by her mother as she is vaccinated against polio at a health centre in the village of Waterloo. A year ago Sierra Leone launched a free healthcare plan for pregnant women, breast-feedi...

A baby is weighed at a health centre in the village of Waterloo. A year ago Sierra Leone launched a free healthcare plan for pregnant women, breast-feeding mothers and children under five years old, b...

A child cries as he receives a vaccination at a health centre in the village of Waterloo. A year ago Sierra Leone launched a free healthcare plan for pregnant women, breast-feeding mothers and childre...

A woman holds her child waiting for free treatment and vaccinations at a health centre in the village of Waterloo. A year ago Sierra Leone launched a free healthcare plan for pregnant women, breast-fe...

Mothers wait for their children to be weighed at a health centre in the village of Waterloo. A year ago Sierra Leone launched a free healthcare plan for pregnant women, breast-feeding mothers and chil...

A child breastfeeds from its mother as a doctors assistant stands by at a health centre in the village of Waterloo. A year ago Sierra Leone launched a free healthcare plan for pregnant women, breast-f...

Women sit with their children as they wait for free treatment and vaccinations for their children at a health centre in the village of Waterloo. A year ago Sierra Leone launched a free healthcare plan...

A young boy stands with his mother as he is registered at the health centre in the village of Tumbu. A year ago Sierra Leone launched a free healthcare plan for pregnant women, breast-feeding mothers...

A woman holds her child as she waits for free treatment and vaccinations for her child at a health centre in the village of Waterloo. A year ago Sierra Leone launched a free healthcare plan for pregna...

Young mothers and their babies sit beneath a sign encouraging pregnant women to get tested for HIV during their pregnancy at the health centre in the village of Tumbu. A year ago Sierra Leone launched...

Women sit with their children as they wait for their children to have free treatment and vaccinations at the health centre in the village of Tumbu. A year ago Sierra Leone launched a free healthcare p...

A mother exhausted after giving birth to a still born baby, who is now wrapped in a Christmas cloth at the regional hospital in Makeni. A year ago Sierra Leone launched a free healthcare plan for preg...

An exhausted young mother watches as her mother holds her newborn baby in the maternity ward at the regional hospital in Makeni. A year ago Sierra Leone launched a free healthcare plan for pregnant wo...

A nurse cuts the umbilical cord of a newborn baby at the regional hospital in Makeni. A year ago Sierra Leone launched a free healthcare plan for pregnant women, breast-feeding mothers and children un...

A mother holds her newborn baby in the maternity ward at the regional hospital in Makeni. A year ago Sierra Leone launched a free healthcare plan for pregnant women, breast-feeding mothers and childre...

A nurse holds a newborn baby at the regional hospital in Makeni. A year ago Sierra Leone launched a free healthcare plan for pregnant women, breast-feeding mothers and children under five years old, b...

A newborn baby at the regional hospital in Makeni. A year ago Sierra Leone launched a free healthcare plan for pregnant women, breast-feeding mothers and children under five years old, because for a l...

Doctors operate on a pregnant woman who needs a caesarian at the regional hospital in Makeni. A year ago Sierra Leone launched a free healthcare plan for pregnant women, breast-feeding mothers and chi...

A newborn baby is given oxygen after it was born by caesarian at the regional hospital in Makeni. A year ago Sierra Leone launched a free healthcare plan for pregnant women, breast-feeding mothers and...

A mother comforts her newborn baby at the regional hospital in Makeni. A year ago Sierra Leone launched a free healthcare plan for pregnant women, breast-feeding mothers and children under five years...

Dr Bundu assisted by other doctors performs a caesarian operation on a pregnant woman at the regional hospital in Makeni. The newborn baby is healthy but in need of oxygen. A year ago Sierra Leone lau...

A nurse examines a pregnant women in labour at the regional hospital in Makeni. A year ago Sierra Leone launched a free healthcare plan for pregnant women, breast-feeding mothers and children under fi...

A midwife holds a newborn baby as the mother looks on at the regional hospital in Makeni. A year ago Sierra Leone launched a free healthcare plan for pregnant women, breast-feeding mothers and childre...

A midwife assists a woman as she goes through labour. Another midwife uses a torch as there is no electricity at the regional hospital in Makeni. A year ago Sierra Leone launched a free healthcare pla...

A pregnant women stands in a corridor in the maternity department at the regional hospital in Makeni. A year ago Sierra Leone launched a free healthcare plan for pregnant women, breast-feeding mothers...

A nurse examines a pregnant woman at the regional hospital in Makeni. A year ago Sierra Leone launched a free healthcare plan for pregnant women, breast-feeding mothers and children under five years o...

A man cleans the floor outside the maternity ward at the regional hospital in Makeni. A year ago Sierra Leone launched a free healthcare plan for pregnant women, breast-feeding mothers and children un...

Nurses and widwives take a break during a shift as a pregnant woman lies on a bed at the regional hospital in Makeni. A year ago Sierra Leone launched a free healthcare plan for pregnant women, breast...

A pregnant women lies on a bed at a health centre in the village of Waterloo. A year ago Sierra Leone launched a free healthcare plan for pregnant women, breast-feeding mothers and children under five...

A pregnant women is axamiend by a midwife at a health centre in the village of Waterloo. A year ago Sierra Leone launched a free healthcare plan for pregnant women, breast-feeding mothers and children...

A pregnant women is examined by a midwife at a health centre in the village of Waterloo. A year ago Sierra Leone launched a free healthcare plan for pregnant women, breast-feeding mothers and children...

People wait in the early morning for the gates to the regional hospital in Makeni to be opened. A year ago Sierra Leone launched a free healthcare plan for pregnant women, breast-feeding mothers and c...

Pregnant women wait for treatment at a health centre in the village of Waterloo. A year ago Sierra Leone launched a free healthcare plan for pregnant women, breast-feeding mothers and children under f...

19 year old Fatuma is pregnant and sits on a bed at a health centre in the village of Waterloo as a midwife examines her. A year ago Sierra Leone launched a free healthcare plan for pregnant women, br...

19 year old Fatuma is pregnant and sits on a bed at a health centre in the village of Waterloo. A year ago Sierra Leone launched a free healthcare plan for pregnant women, breast-feeding mothers and c...

19 year old Fatuma is pregnant and sits on a bed at a health centre in the village of Waterloo. A year ago Sierra Leone launched a free healthcare plan for pregnant women, breast-feeding mothers and c...

A nurse stands at the entrance of the health centre in the village of Waterloo. A year ago Sierra Leone launched a free healthcare plan for pregnant women, breast-feeding mothers and children under fi...

A young girl holds her baby sister in the TFC (Therapeutic Feeding Centre) ward at Galcayo's hospital. Galcayo is a town in the self-declared autonomous state of Puntland. The populace in the region s...

Children eat Eezee Paste a theraputic ready-to-use food developed for the treatment of malnourished children in the TFC (Therapeutic Feeding Centre) at Galcayo's hospital. Galcayo is a town in the sel...

A nurse weighs one year old Daud who his mother, 22 year old Hibo Ismail Sugule, travelled with from Ethiopia's Ogaden region to seek medical treatment. The trip took two nights and two days and they...

Women waiting at Galcayo's hospital for treatment for their malnourished children. Galcayo is a town in the self-declared autonomous state of Puntland. The populace in the region suffers from a litany...

Women waiting for a consultation at Galcayo's hospital. Galcayo is a town in the self-declared autonomous state of Puntland. The populace in the region suffers from a litany of problems including conf...

28 year old Abdirizak Hassan Guled with his two year old son Abdullah Abdirizak Hassan in the TFC (Therapeutic Feeding Centre) at Galcayo's hospital. The boy has pneumonia and malnutrition. Galcayo is...

18 year old Faduulo Hassan Ismail with one of her three children inside the compound of Galcayo's hospital. She came from near Mogadishu to escape fighting after two of her brothers were killed by Al-...

22 year old Hibo Ismail Sugule and her one year old son, Daud, travelled from Ethiopia's Ogaden region to seek medical treatment for Daud. The trip took two nights and two days and they had to sdell s...

Karin Fisher (centre) from Medcins Sans Frontieres (MSF) examines a 6 year old girl called Yurub who is recuperating in the TFC (Therapeutic Feeding Centre) of Galcayo's hospital. She became malnouris...

6 year old Yurub recuperates in the TFC (Therapeutic Feeding Centre) of Galcayo's hospital. She became malnourished after contracting measles. Galcayo is a town in the self-declared autonomous state o...

6 year old Yurub recuperates in the TFC (Therapeutic Feeding Centre) of Galcayo's hospital. She became malnourished after contracting measles. Galcayo is a town in the self-declared autonomous state o...

Habiba Dahir Muse sits with two of her children who are recovering from diphtheria in Galcayo's hospital. Two of her daughters died from the condition and following their funeral she travelled with he...

A mother sits with her child in the TFC (Therapeutic Feeding Centre) ward of Galcayo's hospital. Galcayo is a town in the self-declared autonomous state of Puntland. The populace in the region suffers...

A mother seeks medical treatment for her child in the TFC (Therapeutic Feeding Centre) ward of Galcayo's hospital. Galcayo is a town in the self-declared autonomous state of Puntland. The populace in...

A malnourished young boy with a severe fever in the TFC (Therapeutic Feeding Centre) ward of Galcayo hospital. Galcayo is a town in the self-declared autonomous state of Puntland. The populace in the...

Nurses make their rounds in Galcayo hospital examining the intravenous fluids being given to a severely malnourished child. Galcayo is a town in the self-declared autonomous state of Puntland. The pop...

A nurse watches over a severely malnourished child in Galcayo hospital. The wounds to the child's body were caused by a traditional healer giving a treatment that was believed to be a cure for diarrho...

Medical staff attempt to insert an intravenous line into the arm of a severely malnourished child in Galcayo hospital. Galcayo is a town in the self-declared autonomous state of Puntland. The populace...

Karin Fisher (centre) from Medcins Sans Frontieres (MSF) works with medical staff to insert an intravenous line into the arm of a severely malnourished child in Galcayo hospital. Galcayo is a town in...

Karin Fisher (centre) from Medcins Sans Frontieres (MSF) works with medical staff to insert an intravenous line into the arm of a severely malnourished child in Galcayo hospital. Galcayo is a town in...

A severely malnourished child in Galcayo hospital. Galcayo is a town in the self-declared autonomous state of Puntland. The populace in the region suffers from a litany of problems including conflict,...

Medical staff attempt to insert an intravenous line into the arm of a severely malnourished child in Galcayo hospital. Galcayo is a town in the self-declared autonomous state of Puntland. The populace...

A severely malnourished child in Galcayo hospital. Galcayo is a town in the self-declared autonomous state of Puntland. The populace in the region suffers from a litany of problems including conflict,...

A severely malnourished child in Galcayo hospital. Galcayo is a town in the self-declared autonomous state of Puntland. The populace in the region suffers from a litany of problems including conflict,...

Women wait for milk and medication for their malnourished children in Galcayo hospital. Galcayo is a town in the self-declared autonomous state of Puntland. The populace in the region suffers from a l...

Women wait for milk and medication for their malnourished children in Galcayo hospital. Galcayo is a town in the self-declared autonomous state of Puntland. The populace in the region suffers from a l...

Women wait for milk and medication for their malnourished children in Galcayo hospital. Galcayo is a town in the self-declared autonomous state of Puntland. The populace in the region suffers from a l...

Women wait for milk and medication for their malnourished children in Galcayo hospital. Galcayo is a town in the self-declared autonomous state of Puntland. The populace in the region suffers from a l...

Ayan Osman waits at Galcayo hospital for treatment for her malnourished children. Galcayo is a town in the self-declared autonomous state of Puntland. The populace in the region suffers from a litany...

Ayan Osman waits at Galcayo hospital for treatment for her malnourished children. Galcayo is a town in the self-declared autonomous state of Puntland. The populace in the region suffers from a litany...

A woman waits for milk and medication for her malnourished children in Galcayo hospital. Galcayo is a town in the self-declared autonomous state of Puntland. The populace in the region suffers from a...

A young girl with her baby sister in the TFC (Therapeutic Feeding Centre) ward of Galcayo hospital. Galcayo is a town in the self-declared autonomous state of Puntland. The populace in the region suff...

A woman with her child in the TFC (Therapeutic Feeding Centre) ward of Galcayo hospital. Galcayo is a town in the self-declared autonomous state of Puntland. The populace in the region suffers from a...

A group of school girls, seen through the window of a car, walk along a rubble strewn street in Galcayo a town in the self-declared autonomous state of Puntland. The populace in the region suffers fro...

A nurse examines a malnourished child who has burns on his body caused by a traditional healer's treatment, given in belief that it could cure diarrhoea. The child's mother visited the healer prior to...

Sole, the first wife of Hamidou, cooks food in the front yard early in the morning. Ouma (14), his second wife, stands in the background. In Niger, three out of every four women are married before the...

The first wife of Hamidou, Sole, cooks food in the front yard early in the morning. Ouma (14) his second wife stands in the background. In Niger, three out of every four women are married before the a...

Hamidou poses with his new wife Ouma (14) and his first wife Sole with whom he has had four children, one of which died as an infant. In Niger, three out of every four women are married before the age...

Ouma (14) goes through ritual cleansing before she is handed over to her future husband Hamidou. In Niger, three out of every four women are married before the age of 18. These marriages are often arr...

Ouma (14) goes through ritual cleansing before she is handed over to her future husband Hamidou. In Niger, three out of every four women are married before the age of 18. These marriages are often arr...

Ouma (14) goes through ritual cleansing before she is handed over to her future husband Hamidou. In Niger, three out of every four women are married before the age of 18. These marriages are often arr...

A woman takes care of goats near Maradi. Women and children often do much of the hard manual labour. Most girls are not sent to school, partly because the families need their help at home.

A woman fetches water near Maradi. Often it's the children and women who do the hard manual labour. Most girls are not sent to school, partly because the families need their help at home.

A woman and her children move to the IFO extension camp, a new part of the Dadaab refugee camp. Many of the recent arrivals at Dadaab are fleeing East Africa's worst drought for 60 years. The UN descr...

A mother feeds her new born baby in a tent at the IFO extension camp, a new part of the Dadaab refugee camp. Many of the recent arrivals at Dadaab are fleeing East Africa's worst drought for 60 years....

A portrait of 35 year old Habiba Ibrahim Iftin with one of her three children outside her hut at the Dadaab refugee camp. The youngest child is one year old; the others are four and six. When they cam...