Doctors say lives are lost in hospitals in Ethiopia's Tigray due to dwindling supplies, blame blockade
By Katharine Houreld and Giulia Paravicini
"In Ayder, the largest hospital in Tigray, a child wounded in an air strike bled to death after doctors ran out of gauze and intravenous fluids. A baby died because there were no fluids for dialysis."
Summary
Biggest hospital in Ethiopia's Tigray has not been resupplied since June
Doctors say patients dying due to shortages of drugs and equipment
All children admitted are showing signs of malnutrition
NAIROBI, Jan 5 (Reuters) - In the largest hospital in Ethiopia's Tigray region, a child wounded in an air strike bled to death after doctors ran out of gauze and intravenous fluids. A baby died because there were no fluids for dialysis.
Doctors at the Ayder Referral Hospital in the regional capital Mekelle, which is under the control of Tigrayan forces fighting the central government, told Reuters by phone the lack of supplies is largely the result of a months-long government aid blockade on the northern region.
"Signing death certificates has become our primary job," the hospital said in a Tuesday presentation prepared for international aid agencies and shared with Reuters.
Notes and documents in the presentation included case summaries, lists of missing drugs and medical supplies, and photographs of wounded and malnourished patients. Reuters also interviewed three doctors, who asked not to be identified for fear of retribution by Ethiopian officials.
The doctors identified 117 deaths and dozens of complications, including infections, amputations and kidney failure, which they said were linked to shortages of essential medicines and equipment. They did not provide dates for most of them.
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Re: "A Tigrayan child wounded by Ethiopian air strike bled to death because doctors ran out of medical supplies" Reuters
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