From mid-December, we started supporting key hospitals in big towns of #Tigray, such as in Adigrat, Axum and Adwa.
Upon our arrival, most of the facilities were barely functional, had been looted and were lacking medicines and most of the health staff had gone.
Upon our arrival, most of the facilities were barely functional, had been looted and were lacking medicines and most of the health staff had gone.
We've started to support the most essential medical departments, such as the OT, the maternity or the emergency room, and to refer critical cases.
In recent weeks we also started visiting areas on the outskirts of cities with mobile teams and are reopening some health centers.
In recent weeks we also started visiting areas on the outskirts of cities with mobile teams and are reopening some health centers.
Beyond the hospitals, around 80 or 90% of the primary care health centers that we have visited in urban centers and surrounding areas in the axis Mekele-Axum are not functional.
⚠When the primary care service does not exist, people cannot access or be referred to hospitals.
⚠When the primary care service does not exist, people cannot access or be referred to hospitals.
If hospitals do not function properly & can't be accessed, people die at home.
When the health system is broken, vaccinations, disease detection, & nutritional programs don't work either.
There have been no vaccinations in ~3 months, so we fear there will be epidemics soon.
When the health system is broken, vaccinations, disease detection, & nutritional programs don't work either.
There have been no vaccinations in ~3 months, so we fear there will be epidemics soon.
In this part of Tigray, there are no large settlements of displaced people. Most have taken refuge with relatives/friends and many houses now are inhabited by 20-25 people.
The impact of the violence is visible in the buildings and in the cars with bullet holes.
Especially at the beginning, we saw a population locked in their homes and living in great fear.
Especially at the beginning, we saw a population locked in their homes and living in great fear.
Many people don’t know if their relatives and& loved ones are okay because in many places there are still no telephones or telecommunications.
⚠We're very concerned about what may be happening in rural areas.
We still haven’t been able to go to many places, because access is still difficult, either because of insecurity or because it's hard to obtain authorisation.
We still haven’t been able to go to many places, because access is still difficult, either because of insecurity or because it's hard to obtain authorisation.
But we know, because community elders and traditional authorities have told us, that the situation in these rural areas is very bad. #Tigray #Ethiopia
Read our latest update from Albert Viñas, our recently-returned emergency coordinator in #Tigray, #Ethiopia:
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