Eastern DRC: war injuries put strain on medical facilities as M23 rebels advance

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Eastern DRC: war injuries put strain on medical facilities as M23 rebels advance  Hospitals in North and South Kivu have come under pressure from the consequences of fighting in the region. Treating war injuries puts a strain on an already fragile medical system.  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/02/25/eastern-drc-war-injuries-put-strain-on-medical-facilities-as-m23-rebels-advance  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00There were so many injured people that we had to increase the number of tents in the

00:29camp.

00:30The tents that were set up were equipped with mattresses, which allowed us to accommodate

00:39so many patients and provide appropriate care for the type of lesions they had.

00:59The fact is we do not have enough resources, in fact financial resources, to provide all

01:17the support.

01:18There are challenges that we can consider as they support patients for continuity of

01:22care but also the identification, research and recovery of patients, especially infectious

01:29ones, such as those who have measles, cholera or mpox who ended up in the community.

01:36So the search for these cases is also a challenge right now.

01:43As the rebels continue to advance towards the city of Ouvira, the NGO Doctors Without

01:47Borders warns that medical facilities there have already been hit by artillery.

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