Many have undergone brutalization. In some cases they have been travelling for three to four days on roads and over mountains. So when they get to the borders they're, generally speaking, exhausted, secondly, profoundly psychologically traumatized and, thirdly, have medical conditions consistent with what they've experienced. Some of the refugees have minor cuts or abrasions, bruising and lacerations from either beatings at the hands of Serbian soldiers or from their arduous journey. Others have acute respiratory infections after being exposed to the elements for a number of days.
Diarrhea is another common problem.
When they cross the border from Kosovo they need to have their medical needs assessed and must then be provided with food and shelter and sanitation. MSF has 75 staff at border areas and refugee camps in Albania, Macedonia and Montenegro and they're taking a lead role in assisting the hundreds of thousands of refugees. The MSF workers have a list of defined priorities. The first is emergency medical assistance, followed by emergency primary health care. These are followed by clean water and sanitation, mental health and epidemic monitoring and prevention.