By Suleiman Mbatiah, Newstime Africa
February 3, 2010
http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/10711
Major hospitals in Somalia are desperate for supplies of essential drugs and facilities as fierce fighting that has gripped Somali’s capital, Mogadishu rages, raising the number of casualties. Medical humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) says it has admitted at least 89 people suffering from blast at its Daynile facility in the last four days. Of these, 52 were women and children. For the past eight months Somalia’s lawless capital has been experiencing the heaviest armed confrontations to face yet with more than 9,000 civilian deaths counted since May last year. “The numbers of injured women and children that we received in just over 72 hours is not ‘collateral damage,’ it’s a total lack of regard for the safety of civilians.” says MSF Head of Mission Axelle de la Motte St. Pierre in a statement on Wednesday. (more…)
