Due to long decades of war, a proper health care system in the country was severely lacking and MSF moved inland in 1989 to help restructure basic medical facilities.
Grundet lange årtiers krig var ordentlig lægehjælp i landet svær at finde, hvorfor MSF bredte sig ind i landet i 1989 for at hjælpe med at genopbygge basale sundhedsfaglige faciliteter.