Dr. Mary Washburne examines an infant left to die in the forest at is birth (with placenta still attached) at Shok La refugee camp in northwest Thailand; a camp only for those with cholera symptoms. September, 1996.

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These images were shot on assignment for Doctors Without Borders, Medecins Sans Frontieres in Burmese refugee camps in Thailand.

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Size: 6788px × 4467px
Location: 1140, Tambon Phawo, Amphoe Mae Sot, Chang Wat Tak 63110, Thailand
Photo credit: © Timothy Hellum / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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