Doctors on the Front Line HONDURAS Part 1 of 3

Episode 3 of our series on the work of Medecins sans Frontieres in hot spots of conflict.
The capital of Honduras, Tegucigalpa, is like an undeclared war zone. There is an average of 16 assassinations every day. Despite the presidential elections of 2002, the military are still very much in charge. The country is little changed from the "heyday" of Central America's banana republic days. There has been a growth in organised crime, fuelled by drug trafficking.
As ever, it is the children who are the frontline victims of this failing state. Young teenagers are inducted into the gangs and girls into prostitution in order to survive.
A year ago, MSF set up a medical and counselling centre for 400 children. While we were filming, one of the girls receiving counselling was murdered on the streets.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Child abuse
• Children's rights
• Health and medicine
• Poverty
• War and conflicts