Doctors Without Borders dispatched to New Mexico to help the Navajo Nation
CNNCNN — At least two teams from Doctors Without Borders are working with Native American communities in New Mexico to help curb the spread of coronavirus, the organization told CNN. A nine-person team arrived in Gallup late April and has been working with the Navajo Nation since, said aid worker Jean Stowell, who heads the organization’s US Covid-19 response team. The Navajo Nation is the largest US Indian tribe and its capital lies about 25 miles northwest of Gallup, according to the New Mexico Tourism Department. When asked why their teams were sent to the area to assist, Stowell said the organization has helped in epidemics around the globe and has been “providing support to people who have been excluded from health care and emergency response.” “Historically, the Navajo Nation has not received the same attention and resources as other communities in the US, and that has made it particularly difficult for them to respond to this unprecedented epidemic,” Stowell said.
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