Parsia Jahandani gives Savannah, 12, hepatitis, HPV, and meningitis vaccines at a back-to-school coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and other vaccination clinic, in Westminster, California, U.S., August 19, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson 

Parsia Jahandani makes a note on his glove to give a patient hepatitis, HPV, and meningitis vaccines at a back-to-school coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and other vaccination clinic, in Westminster, California, U.S., August 19, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson 

A shop owner sits in Campo de' Fiori as areas of Rome prone to large gatherings of people are closed three hours before a midnight curfew to curb the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in Rome, Italy, October 23, 2020. The boards read: "No takeaway alcohol after 6 p.m. Are we fighting COVID-19 or hepatic cirrhosis?" and "COVID-19 goes to sleep at 5 a.m. and wakes up at midnight". REUTERS/Remo Casilli 

People wearing protective masks stand in line to a mobile laboratory which does both COVID-19 and Hepatitis C testing, after the government brings in new restrictive measures due to a rise in the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, in Milan, Italy October 19, 2020. REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo 

People wearing protective masks stand in line to a mobile laboratory which does both COVID-19 and Hepatitis C testing, after the government brings in new restrictive measures due to a rise in the number of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, in Milan, Italy October 19, 2020. REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo 

A medical worker takes a swab from a person at a mobile laboratory which does both COVID-19 and Hepatitis C testing, after the government brings in new restrictive measures due to a rise in the number of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, in Milan, Italy October 19, 2020. REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo 

People wearing protective masks stand in line to a mobile laboratory which does both COVID-19 and Hepatitis C testing, after the government brings in new restrictive measures due to a rise in the number of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, in Milan, Italy October 19, 2020. REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo 

U.S. President Donald Trump participates in an event with Gilead Sciences on their work on HIV and Hepatitis C in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria 

U.S. President Donald Trump listens during an event with Gilead Sciences on their work on HIV and Hepatitis C in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria 

U.S. President Donald Trump listens during an event with Gilead Sciences on their work on HIV and Hepatitis C in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria 

U.S. President Donald Trump participates in an event with Gilead Sciences on their work on HIV and Hepatitis C in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

U.S. President Donald Trump participates in an event with Gilead Sciences on their work on HIV and Hepatitis C in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria 

U.S. President Donald Trump listens during an event with Gilead Sciences on their work on HIV and Hepatitis C in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria 

U.S. President Donald Trump listens to Gilead Sciences CEO Daniel O'Day speak about the work of Gilead in regards to HIV and Hepatitis C in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria 

U.S. President Donald Trump listens during an event with Gilead Sciences on their work on HIV and Hepatitis C, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria 

U.S. President Donald Trump listens to Gilead Sciences CEO Daniel O'Day speak about the work of Gilead in regards to HIV and Hepatitis C, as Vice President Mike Pence looks on in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria 

Afaf Hussein, 10, who is malnourished, holds her doll near her family's house in the village of al-Jaraib, in the northwestern province of Hajjah, Yemen, February 20, 2019. Afaf, who now weighs around 11 kg and is described by her doctor as "skin and bones", has been left acutely malnourished by a limited diet during her growing years and suffering from hepatitis, likely caused by infected water. She left school two years ago because she got too weak. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah SEARCH "YEMEN HUNGER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Afaf Hussein (C), 10, who is malnourished, plays with other girls near her family's house in the village of al-Jaraib, in the northwestern province of Hajjah, Yemen, February 20, 2019. Afaf, who now weighs around 11 kg and is described by her doctor as "skin and bones", has been left acutely malnourished by a limited diet during her growing years and suffering from hepatitis, likely caused by infected water. She left school two years ago because she got too weak. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah SEARCH "YEMEN HUNGER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Afaf Hussein (L), 10, who is malnourished, and her sister cook a meal in their family's kitchen outside their house in the village of al-Jaraib, in the northwestern province of Hajjah, Yemen, February 19, 2019. Afaf, who now weighs around 11 kg and is described by her doctor as "skin and bones", has been left acutely malnourished by a limited diet during her growing years and suffering from hepatitis, likely caused by infected water. She left school two years ago because she got too weak. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah SEARCH "YEMEN HUNGER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Afaf Hussein, 10, who is malnourished, eats a tin of peas provided for her recovery as her father Hussein Abdu, 40, and other relatives and friends have a meal outside their house in the village of al-Jaraib, in the northwestern province of Hajjah, Yemen, February 19, 2019. Abdu said Afaf is to eat only fruit and vegetables and no wheat products. "By God, if I had anything at all I would have bought her vegetables and fruit but I have nothing," Abdu said, adding that if his dire situation continues he wont be able to afford her diet or to transport to her one-month check up. Afaf, who now weighs around 11 kg and is described by her doctor as "skin and bones", has been left acutely malnourished by a limited diet during her growing years and suffering from hepatitis, likely caused by infected water. She left school two years ago because she got too weak. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah SEARCH "YEMEN HUNGER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Afaf Hussein, 10, who is malnourished, lies inside a hut as she receives an injection near her family's house in the village of al-Jaraib, in the northwestern province of Hajjah, Yemen, February 20, 2019. Afaf, who now weighs around 11 kg and is described by her doctor as "skin and bones", has been left acutely malnourished by a limited diet during her growing years and suffering from hepatitis, likely caused by infected water. She left school two years ago because she got too weak. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah SEARCH "YEMEN HUNGER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Hussein Abdu, 40, the father of ten-year-old malnourished girl Afaf Hussein, performs prayers at a mosque in the village of al-Jaraib, in the northwestern province of Hajjah, Yemen, February 19, 2019. Afaf, who now weighs around 11 kg and is described by her doctor as "skin and bones", has been left acutely malnourished by a limited diet during her growing years and suffering from hepatitis, likely caused by infected water. She left school two years ago because she got too weak. "Before the war we managed to get food because prices were acceptable and there was work ... Now they have increased significantly and we rely on yogurt and bread for nutrition," said Abdu. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah SEARCH "YEMEN HUNGER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Afaf Hussein, 10, who is malnourished, looks from the window of a taxi during her trip back from treatment in Sanaa to her home village of al-Jaraib in the northwestern province of Hajjah, Yemen, February 16, 2019. Afaf, who now weighs around 11 kg and is described by her doctor as "skin and bones", has been left acutely malnourished by a limited diet during her growing years and suffering from hepatitis, likely caused by infected water. She left school two years ago because she got too weak. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah SEARCH "YEMEN HUNGER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Hamza Shayaa, 11, a cousin of ten-year-old malnourished girl Afaf Hussein, stands outside Afaf's family's home in the village of al-Jaraib, in the northwestern province of Hajjah, Yemen, February 19, 2019. Afaf, who now weighs around 11 kg and is described by her doctor as "skin and bones", has been left acutely malnourished by a limited diet during her growing years and suffering from hepatitis, likely caused by infected water. She left school two years ago because she got too weak. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah SEARCH "YEMEN HUNGER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A nurse weighs Afaf Hussein, 10, who is malnourished in Aslam, in the northwestern province of Hajjah, Yemen, February 17, 2019. Afaf, who now weighs around 11 kg and is described by her doctor as "skin and bones", has been left acutely malnourished by a limited diet during her growing years and suffering from hepatitis, likely caused by infected water. She left school two years ago because she got too weak. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah SEARCH "YEMEN HUNGER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Students gather outside a school where Afaf Hussein, 10, who is malnourished, used to study near her home village of al-Jaraib in northwestern province of Hajjah, Yemen, February 19, 2019. Afaf, who now weighs around 11 kg and is described by her doctor as "skin and bones", has been left acutely malnourished by a limited diet during her growing years and suffering from hepatitis, likely caused by infected water. She left school two years ago because she got too weak. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah SEARCH "YEMEN HUNGER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Afaf Hussein, 10, who is malnourished, sits next to her stepmother as her father Hussein Abdu, 40, gives her a slice of an orange at a hotel in Sanaa, Yemen, February 14, 2019. Afaf, who now weighs around 11 kg and is described by her doctor as "skin and bones", has been left acutely malnourished by a limited diet during her growing years and suffering from hepatitis, likely caused by infected water. She left school two years ago because she got too weak. "Before the war we managed to get food because prices were acceptable and there was work ... Now they have increased significantly and we rely on yogurt and bread for nutrition," said Abdu. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah SEARCH "YEMEN HUNGER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Students attend a class at a school where Afaf Hussein, 10, who is malnourished, used to study near her home village of al-Jaraib in northwestern province of Hajjah, Yemen, February 19, 2019. Afaf, who now weighs around 11 kg and is described by her doctor as "skin and bones", has been left acutely malnourished by a limited diet during her growing years and suffering from hepatitis, likely caused by infected water. She left school two years ago because she got too weak. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah SEARCH "YEMEN HUNGER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Nurses measure the height of Afaf Hussein, 10, who is malnourished, at a clinic in Aslam, in the northwestern province of Hajjah, Yemen, February 17, 2019. Afaf, who now weighs around 11 kg and is described by her doctor as "skin and bones", has been left acutely malnourished by a limited diet during her growing years and suffering from hepatitis, likely caused by infected water. She left school two years ago because she got too weak. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah SEARCH "YEMEN HUNGER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Afaf Hussein, 10, who is malnourished, receives an injection at the malnutrition treatment ward of al-Sabeen hospital in Sanaa, Yemen, February 3, 2019. Afaf, who now weighs around 11 kg and is described by her doctor as "skin and bones", has been left acutely malnourished by a limited diet during her growing years and suffering from hepatitis, likely caused by infected water. She left school two years ago because she got too weak. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah SEARCH "YEMEN HUNGER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A nurse weighs Afaf Hussein, 10, who is malnourished, at the malnutrition treatment ward of al-Sabeen hospital in Sanaa, Yemen, January 31, 2019. Afaf, who now weighs around 11 kg and is described by her doctor as "skin and bones", has been left acutely malnourished by a limited diet during her growing years and suffering from hepatitis, likely caused by infected water. She left school two years ago because she got too weak. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah SEARCH "YEMEN HUNGER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Afaf Hussein, 10, who is malnourished, waits to be weighed at the malnutrition treatment ward of al-Sabeen hospital in Sanaa, Yemen, February 3, 2019. Afaf, who now weighs around 11 kg and is described by her doctor as "skin and bones", has been left acutely malnourished by a limited diet during her growing years and suffering from hepatitis, likely caused by infected water. She left school two years ago because she got too weak. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah SEARCH "YEMEN HUNGER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Hussein Abdu, 40, father of ten-year-old Afaf Hussein who is malnourished, helps her get on the donkey near their house in the village of al-Jaraib, northwestern province of Hajjah, Yemen, February 17, 2019. Afaf, who now weighs around 11 kg and is described by her doctor as "skin and bones", has been left acutely malnourished by a limited diet during her growing years and suffering from hepatitis, likely caused by infected water. She left school two years ago because she got too weak. "Before the war we managed to get food because prices were acceptable and there was work ... Now they have increased significantly and we rely on yogurt and bread for nutrition," said Abdu. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah SEARCH "YEMEN HUNGER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Hussein Abdu, 40, father of ten-year-old Afaf Hussein who is malnourished, carries her as he herds sheep near their village of al-Jaraib in northwestern province of Hajjah, Yemen, February 19, 2019. Afaf, who now weighs around 11 kg and is described by her doctor as "skin and bones", has been left acutely malnourished by a limited diet during her growing years and suffering from hepatitis, likely caused by infected water. She left school two years ago because she got too weak. "Before the war we managed to get food because prices were acceptable and there was work ... Now they have increased significantly and we rely on yogurt and bread for nutrition," said Abdu. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah SEARCH "YEMEN HUNGER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Afaf Hussein, 10, who is malnourished, receives an injection at a clinic in Sanaa, Yemen, February 14, 2019. Afaf, who now weighs around 11 kg and is described by her doctor as "skin and bones", has been left acutely malnourished by a limited diet during her growing years and suffering from hepatitis, likely caused by infected water. She left school two years ago because she got too weak. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah SEARCH "YEMEN HUNGER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

As Yemen's war grinds into its fifth year with peace efforts stalling, ten-year-old Afaf's father sees little hope he will be able to give his starving daughter the food or healthcare she needs. Across Yemen's remote mountain villages, the country's war-induced economic crisis has left parents destitute, hungry and watching their children waste away from malnutrition and unclean water. "Before the war we managed to get food because prices were acceptable and there was work," 40-year-old Abdu said from al-Jaraib, a small agricultural village in the hills of Hajjah province in northwest Yemen. "Now they have increased significantly and we rely on yoghurt and bread for nutrition." Four years of conflict have pushed Yemen, which was already one of the poorest Arab states, to the brink of famine. War has cut transport routes for aid, fuel and food, reduced imports and caused severe inflation. Households have lost their incomes because public sector wages are not being paid and conflict has forced people from their homes and jobs. The United Nations says about 80 percent of the population needs some form of humanitarian assistance and two-thirds of all districts in the country are in a "pre-famine" state. Afaf, who now weighs around 11 kg and is described by her doctor as "skin and bones", has been left acutely malnourished by a limited diet during her growing years and suffering from hepatitis, likely caused by infected water. She left school two years ago because she got too weak. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah SEARCH "YEMEN HUNGER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY. Matching text: YEMEN-SECURITY/HUNGER 

An Egyptian doctor makes a test during an unprecedented campaign that aims to test 50 million people to detect and treat hepatitis C patients in a bid to eliminate the disease by 2022, in Cairo, Egypt November 11, 2018. Picture taken November 11, 2018. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany 

An Egyptian doctor makes a test during an unprecedented campaign that aims to test 50 million people to detect and treat hepatitis C patients in a bid to eliminate the disease by 2022, in Cairo, Egypt November 11, 2018. Picture taken November 11, 2018. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany 

Egyptian doctors make a test during an unprecedented campaign that aims to test 50 million people to detect and treat hepatitis C patients in a bid to eliminate the disease by 2022, in Cairo, Egypt November 11, 2018. Picture taken November 11, 2018. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany 

An Egyptian doctor makes a test during an unprecedented campaign that aims to test 50 million people to detect and treat hepatitis C patients in a bid to eliminate the disease by 2022, in Cairo, Egypt November 11, 2018. Picture taken November 11, 2018. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany 

An Egyptian doctor makes a test during an unprecedented campaign that aims to test 50 million people to detect and treat hepatitis C patients in a bid to eliminate the disease by 2022, in Cairo, Egypt November 11, 2018. Picture taken November 11, 2018. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany 

An Egyptian doctor makes a test during an unprecedented campaign that aims to test 50 million people to detect and treat hepatitis C patients in a bid to eliminate the disease by 2022, in Cairo, Egypt November 11, 2018. Picture taken November 11, 2018. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany 

An Egyptian doctor makes a test during an unprecedented campaign that aims to test 50 million people to detect and treat hepatitis C patients in a bid to eliminate the disease by 2022, in Cairo, Egypt November 11, 2018. Picture taken November 11, 2018. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany 

An Egyptian doctor makes a test during an unprecedented campaign that aims to test 50 million people to detect and treat hepatitis C patients in a bid to eliminate the disease by 2022, in Cairo, Egypt November 11, 2018. Picture taken November 11, 2018. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany 

A San Diego Police Department outreach team helps in dealing with a homeless and hepatitis A outbreak as the city sets up a transitional camp area for homeless people at the city's works yard in San Diego, California, U.S., October 9, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake 

Rows of tents are seen at the city's works yard as the city of San Diego opens a transitional camp area for homeless people following a hepatitis A breakout in San Diego, California, U.S., October 9, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake 

Rows of tents are seen at the city's works yard as the city of San Diego opens a transitional camp area for homeless people following a hepatitis A breakout in San Diego, California, U.S., October 9, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake 

The city of San Diego has opened a transitional camp area for homeless people at the city's works yard to deal with hepatitis A outbreak among the homeless in San Diego, California, U.S., October 9, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake 

Rows of tents are seen at the city's works yard as the city of San Diego opens a transitional camp area for homeless people following a hepatitis A breakout in San Diego, California, U.S., October 9, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake 

Thai veterinarians collect the fingerprints of an orangutan during a health examination at Kao Pratubchang Conservation Centre in Ratchaburi Thailand, August 27, 2015. Thai veterinarians from the Department of National Park Wildlife, and Plant Conservation conducted a health check of 14 orangutans for preparation for the repatriation to their country of origin, Indonesia. Most of Sumatran and Borneo Kalimantan orangutans, were confiscated from entertainment businesses in Phuket province since 2008. Authorities said the orangutans are being examined to ensure they are free from diseases such as Rabies, Foot and Mouth disease, Tuberculosis, Hepatitis and Herpes. Thai officials said the orangutans are expected to return to Indonesia in September. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha 

Thai veterinarians collect the fingerprints of an orangutan during a health examination at Kao Pratubchang Conservation Centre in Ratchaburi, Thailand, August 27, 2015. Thai veterinarians from the Department of National Park Wildlife, and Plant Conservation conducted a health check of 14 orangutans for preparation for the repatriation to their country of origin, Indonesia. Most of Sumatran and Borneo Kalimantan orangutans, were confiscated from entertainment businesses in Phuket province since 2008. Authorities said the orangutans are being examined to ensure they are free from diseases such as Rabies, Foot and Mouth disease, Tuberculosis, Hepatitis and Herpes. Thai officials said the orangutans are expected to return to Indonesia in September. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha 

Thai veterinarians and wildlife officers collect blood sample during a health examination at Kao Pratubchang Conservation Centre in Ratchaburi, Thailand, August 27, 2015. Thai veterinarians from the Department of National Park Wildlife, and Plant Conservation conducted a health check of 14 orangutans for preparation for the repatriation to their country of origin, Indonesia. Most of Sumatran and Borneo Kalimantan orangutans, were confiscated from entertainment businesses in Phuket province since 2008. Authorities said the orangutans are being examined to ensure they are free from diseases such as Rabies, Foot and Mouth disease, Tuberculosis, Hepatitis and Herpes. Thai officials said the orangutans are expected to return to Indonesia in September. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha 

Thai veterinarians and wildlife officers move an orangutan onto a stretcher during a health examination at Kao Pratubchang Conservation Centre in Ratchaburi, Thailand, August 27, 2015. Thai veterinarians from the Department of National Park Wildlife, and Plant Conservation conducted a health check of 14 orangutans for preparation for the repatriation to their country of origin, Indonesia. Most of Sumatran and Borneo Kalimantan orangutans, were confiscated from entertainment businesses in Phuket province since 2008. Authorities said the orangutans are being examined to ensure they are free from diseases such as Rabies, Foot and Mouth disease, Tuberculosis, Hepatitis and Herpes. Thai officials said the orangutans are expected to return to Indonesia in September. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha 

Thai veterinarians collect blood sample from an orangutan during a health examination at Kao Pratubchang Conservation Centre in Ratchaburi, Thailand, August 27, 2015. Thai veterinarians from the Department of National Park Wildlife, and Plant Conservation conducted a health check of 14 orangutans for preparation for the repatriation to their country of origin, Indonesia. Most of Sumatran and Borneo Kalimantan orangutans, were confiscated from entertainment businesses in Phuket province since 2008. Authorities said the orangutans are being examined to ensure they are free from diseases such as Rabies, Foot and Mouth disease, Tuberculosis, Hepatitis and Herpes. Thai officials said the orangutans are expected to return to Indonesia in September. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha 

A two-year-old orangutan hugs its mother who is recovering after a health examination at Kao Pratubchang Conservation Centre in Ratchaburi, Thailand, August 27, 2015. Thai veterinarians from the Department of National Park Wildlife, and Plant Conservation conducted a health check of 14 orangutans for preparation for the repatriation to their country of origin, Indonesia. Most of Sumatran and Borneo Kalimantan orangutans, were confiscated from entertainment businesses in Phuket province since 2008. Authorities said the orangutans are being examined to ensure they are free from diseases such as Rabies, Foot and Mouth disease, Tuberculosis, Hepatitis and Herpes. Thai officials said the orangutans are expected to return to Indonesia in September. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha 

A two-year-old orangutan hugs its mother who is recovering after a health examination at Kao Pratubchang Conservation Centre in Ratchaburi, Thailand, August 27, 2015. Thai veterinarians from the Department of National Park Wildlife, and Plant Conservation conducted a health check of 14 orangutans for preparation for the repatriation to their country of origin, Indonesia. Most of Sumatran and Borneo Kalimantan orangutans, were confiscated from entertainment businesses in Phuket province since 2008. Authorities said the orangutans are being examined to ensure they are free from diseases such as Rabies, Foot and Mouth disease, Tuberculosis, Hepatitis and Herpes. Thai officials said the orangutans are expected to return to Indonesia in September. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha 

An orangutan is carried on a stretcher by Thai veterinarians and wildlife officers to a cage after a health examination at Kao Pratubchang Conservation Centre in Ratchaburi, Thailand, August 27, 2015. Thai veterinarians from the Department of National Park Wildlife, and Plant Conservation conducted a health check of 14 orangutans for preparation for the repatriation to their country of origin, Indonesia. Most of Sumatran and Borneo Kalimantan orangutans, were confiscated from entertainment businesses in Phuket province since 2008. Authorities said the orangutans are being examined to ensure they are free from diseases such as Rabies, Foot and Mouth disease, Tuberculosis, Hepatitis and Herpes. Thai officials said the orangutans are expected to return to Indonesia in September. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha 

An orangutan is carried on a stretcher by Thai veterinarians and wildlife officers to a cage after a health examination at Kao Pratubchang Conservation Centre in Ratchaburi, Thailand, August 27, 2015. Thai veterinarians from the Department of National Park Wildlife, and Plant Conservation conducted a health check of 14 orangutans for preparation for the repatriation to their country of origin, Indonesia. Most of Sumatran and Borneo Kalimantan orangutans, were confiscated from entertainment businesses in Phuket province since 2008. Authorities said the orangutans are being examined to ensure they are free from diseases such as Rabies, Foot and Mouth disease, Tuberculosis, Hepatitis and Herpes. Thai officials said the orangutans are expected to return to Indonesia in September. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha 

An orangutan is carried on a stretcher by Thai veterinarians and wildlife officers to a cage after a health examination at Kao Pratubchang Conservation Centre in Ratchaburi, Thailand, August 27, 2015. Thai veterinarians from the Department of National Park Wildlife, and Plant Conservation conducted a health check of 14 orangutans for preparation for the repatriation to their country of origin, Indonesia. Most of Sumatran and Borneo Kalimantan orangutans, were confiscated from entertainment businesses in Phuket province since 2008. Authorities said the orangutans are being examined to ensure they are free from diseases such as Rabies, Foot and Mouth disease, Tuberculosis, Hepatitis and Herpes. Thai officials said the orangutans are expected to return to Indonesia in September. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha 

An orangutan has its skull measured during a health examination at Kao Pratubchang Conservation Centre in Ratchaburi, Thailand, August 27, 2015. Thai veterinarians from the Department of National Park Wildlife, and Plant Conservation conducted a health check of 14 orangutans for preparation for the repatriation to their country of origin, Indonesia. Most of Sumatran and Borneo Kalimantan orangutans, were confiscated from entertainment businesses in Phuket province since 2008. Authorities said the orangutans are being examined to ensure they are free from diseases such as Rabies, Foot and Mouth disease, Tuberculosis, Hepatitis and Herpes. Thai officials said the orangutans are expected to return to Indonesia in September. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha