MSF Sudan Demands Safety Guarantees After Attack On Staff in Khartoum Radiodabanga: Sudan
"On the afternoon of 20 July, an MSF team of 18 people were stopped by a group of armed men while transporting medical supplies to the Turkish Hospital, in the capital's south, where we provide healthcare," MSF reported in a"After arguing about the reasons for MSF's presence, the armed men aggressively assaulted our team, physically beating and whipping them, as well as detaining the driver of one of our vehicles.
The incident happened 700 metres away from the Turkish Hospital, where hundreds of patients - including children - are currently receiving treatment."Only yesterday we received 44 patients who were wounded in an airstrike," the organisation said. The Turkish Hospital is one of only two medical facilities that remain open in southern Khartoum. Both hospitals are supported by MSF."MSF teams assist the Ministry of Health in keeping the fragile healthcare system afloat. Following yesterday's incident - and thethat have preceded it - our teams are beginning to think that our ongoing support may soon no longer be possible.
"Following this horrific incident, MSF is warning that activities in the hospital are now in serious jeopardy, and we will not be able to continue to provide medical care if minimumChristophe Garnier, MSF's emergencies manager for Sudan reacted by saying that"In order to save people's lives, the lives of our staff who are there to carry out this work must not be put at risk.
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