Doctors without Borders
Friday, February 25, 2011
Since a joint government-African Union force launched an offensive on February 20 against rebel positions in parts of south-central Somalia, MSF teams working at the main hospital in Daynile, a town on the outskirts of Mogadishu, have treated 169 people suffering from severe war-related injuries. More than one hundred people sustained blast-related injuries and almost 50 people presented with gunshot wounds.
Among the wounded were 15 children under 14-years of age, and 30 women. The MSF team has performed 31 surgeries, including 16 laparotomies (major abdominal surgical procedures). More than 70 people have been treated in the intensive care unit and eight people have died.
The MSF team, working around the clock, has had to erect tents on the hospital grounds to accommodate the increased patient load. Medical supplies are running low and an emergency resupply is being planned.
Source: Doctors Without Borders