Bishara Ibraheim (3) receives treatment for an infected and broken leg at a clinic run by Doctors Without Borders December 8, 2007 in Birao in northern Central African Republic. Central African Republic (CAR) is one of the world’s poorest and most neglected countries with an average life expectancy of 39 years old. Years of fighting various rebel factions in the north of the country have resulted in hundreds of deaths and over 200,000 internally displaced people. Outside of the capital Bangui there is no electricity or paved roads and banditry is extensive. By Spencer Platt/Getty Images.
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