The influx of patients is the direct consequence of the escalation of armed conflict and violence the country has experienced in the past months and the scope of the resulting humanitarian crisis. Thousands of people have fled their homes, often repeatedly, while hundreds have been wounded or killed.
The escalating humanitarian crisis is exacerbated by the influx of war-wounded, returnees and refugees from the neighboring Sudan, and the spread of cholera.
“We have been treating weapon wounded patients with life threatening conditions. And the influx was so huge we had to install extra space to accommodate all patients. Some suffer from severe infections because it took time for them to be evacuated,” said Fredy Aruni, ICRC operating theatre nurse. “Recently, I treated a five-year-old boy injured by two bullets. He arrived at the hospital when the wound was already infected – it was one of the most heart-breaking moments of the past several weeks.”
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