MSF teams in Juba are responding since yesterday to some of the medical needs that arose following the fighting in the city, including by running mobile clinics at the Catholic cathedral and other areas where people took shelter.
According to the communications office of MSF in South Sudan, on Tuesday a team of four ran mobile clinics at the St Theresa Church where 2,500 people were taking refuge. “The team focused on those most in need of medical care and treated 115 people, including 82 children. The main medical needs included lower respiratory tract infections, fever and diarrhea. The team also saw two patients with gunshot wounds,” the aid group said.
Yesterday medical teams from the organization also provided mobile clinics in Gudele 1 and Gudele 2, where approximately 3000 people are sheltering after having been displaced by intense fighting.
“On Tuesday the team saw bodies still lying in the street,” MSF reported.
MSF pointed out there is also a need for water and sanitation support in order to reduce the risk of outbreaks. They said also that they are bringing in surgical teams to deal with an influx of cases in the PoC sites in Juba.