Juba, South Sudan (ICRC) In recent months, hospitals in South Sudan have been facing an influx of weapon-wounded patients due to renewed clashes across the country. As a result, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in close cooperation with the South Sudanese Red Cross Society (SSRC), scaled up its emergency response, including support to local clinics and
People wounded during the clashes have had to walk up to 30km across heavily flooded terrain to access health care following the looting of Padeah Primary Health Unit. “Vital health care services are no longer available in this isolated community at a time when they are most needed,” said Nathaniel Rees, Head of the ICRC Office in Leer.
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