Patients dying as medicines run out in Ethiopia’s Tigray: doctorsNAIROBI, Jan 5, 2022 (AFP) – Doctors in Ethiopia’s war-hit Tigray region say patients are needlessly dying of treatable conditions because a de facto blockade is preventing medicines and other life-saving supplies from reaching stricken hospitals. Health outreach has been halted in parts of Tigray because of a shortage of essential drugs, OCHA said. Desperate needThe doctors at Ayder Referral Hospital painted a picture of desperation as supplies dried up in recent months. “Whatever the cause of the war is, it cannot be right or ethical to deny patients lifesaving health care,” the doctors said. The Ethiopian government and the TPLF have blamed each other for impeding aid into Tigray.

Source: Ethiopian News January 05, 2022 11:04 UTC