More than three dozen victims of violence have sought assistance at a hospital in Maiwut after violence in the neighboring Gambella, according to a statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), which is supporting the hospital.
The aid group says many of the 39 men, women and children admitted to the hospital are suffering from gunshot injuries as a result of the mid-April clashes along the Ethiopian border.
Nearly 200 people were reported killed and more than 100 children abducted in recent attacks near Gambella, Ethiopia. Maiwut hospital is located in the Upper Nile region about 20 kilometers from Gambella.
“The team has been working nonstop to deal with the influx of patients,” said Chiyuki Yoshida, the ICRC hospital project manager in Maiwut. “Overcrowding is a challenge since the hospital also continues to receive people affected by severe malnutrition, malaria and violence occurring elsewhere in South Sudan.”
It is the only medical facility in the region providing surgical and advanced health care to the nearly 80,000 people living there.
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