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Tue 09 Sep 2008Mission to an outlaw republic
Transdniestria, a pro-Russian enclave in Moldova, has serious health problems, but an MSF team set up a system to help the worst cases, writes JOHN FLEMING
OVER THE past month, the Russian/Georgian clash has turned international eyes to some rather obscure enclaves of the former Soviet Union. Military manoeuvres in South Ossetia and Abkhasia continue to spark a variety of concerns, not least of which are the humanitarian and healthcare needs of injured and displaced people.
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