SSPDF airstrike on hospital kills seven, injures dozens
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) reported that an airstrike on its hospital in Old Fangak, South Sudan, killed at least seven people and injured 20 others. The attack began early Saturday morning with helicopter gunships bombing the hospital pharmacy and firing on the town, followed by a drone strike on the local market. The bombing severely […]
MSF closes hospital in Ulang following armed looting
International Medical Charity, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has suspended medical services at its hospital and premises in Ulang, Upper Nile State after armed men stormed the premises and looted items. In a statement seen by this publication, MSF said on the morning of 14 April, dozens of armed men stormed the MSF hospital […]
MSF calls for protection of healthcare workers in Upper Nile
By Staff writer Medical charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has called on all parties involved in the escalating conflict in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state to uphold international humanitarian law and ensure protection of civilians, healthcare workers, and medical facilities. In a statement seen by this outlet, the organization said renewed violence and subsequent displacement […]
