Patients wounded in ongoing violence and those facing other life-threatening conditions in Ethiopia’s Amhara region are receiving urgent and lifesaving medical care in health facilities supported by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS). Over the past week, heavy fighting has spread across Amhara region, home to Ethiopia’s second-largest ethnic group. Due to the security situation in the Amhara region, many health facilities have not been able to replenish supplies, while ambulances could not move quickly to respond to emergencies in the most affected areas, ICRC said in a Wednesday statement. The ICRC has also assisted with the transportation of blood supplies provided by the Ethiopian Ministry of Health. “But we were able to coordinate with the most affected health facilities to overcome some immediate shortages.”The ICRC said it continues to mobilize vital supplies to support more health facilities across Amhara providing urgent healthcare services to patients with life-threatening conditions.

Source: Ethiopian News August 16, 2023 13:16 UTC