Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — Medical supply shortages are having fatal consequences in Ethiopia’s war-hit Tigray region, with patients succumbing to post-partum haemorrhage or dying for lack of dialysis equipment, the UN’s emergency-response agency said on Thursday. ADVERTISEMENTWhile 80 aid trucks reached Tigray during the week ending Tuesday, badly needed medical supplies “were not allowed,” the report by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said. “The health situation is of particular concern due to lack of medicine and medical equipment,” it said. The report also cited five deaths in Selwa district in southern Tigray due to “lack of health care” to treat post-partum haemorrhage. ADVERTISEMENTThough government forces quickly took control of Tigray’s cities and towns, the TPLF recaptured most of the region including Mekele by late June.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 07, 2021 19:07 UTC