19 October 2017, Cairo, Egypt -- Trauma care medicines and surgical supplies have been dispatched from WHO’s regional operations hub in Dubai to Somalia to support the provision of surgical care to patients injured in the recent attacks in Mogadishu. Weighing a total of 5.5 tonnes, the three trauma A kits (including three supporting trauma B kits), contain enough medicines, medical supplies and surgical instruments for 300 surgical interventions.
Four trauma kits, enough for 400 surgical interventions, will also be pre-positioned in WHO’s hubs in Hargeisa and Mogadishu, to be deployed as needed.
The current conflict, aggravated by environmental threats, has weakened the health system in Somalia, leading to shortages of medicines and medical supplies in health facilities.
Immediately following the attacks, WHO’s office in Mogadishu delivered three tonnes of emergency medicines, medical and surgical supplies, and 500 blood group testing kits to overwhelmed hospitals.
A WHO emergency taskforce continues to work closely with health authorities to monitor the situation and coordinate urgent life-saving response actions.
19 October 2017, Cairo, Egypt -- Trauma care medicines and surgical supplies have been dispatched from WHO’s regional operations hub in Dubai to Somalia to support the provision of surgical care to patients injured in the recent attacks in Mogadishu. Weighing a total of 5.5 tonnes, the three trauma A kits (including three supporting trauma B kits), contain enough medicines, medical supplies and surgical instruments for 300 surgical interventions.
Four trauma kits, enough for 400 surgical interventions, will also be pre-positioned in WHO’s hubs in Hargeisa and Mogadishu, to be deployed as needed.
The current conflict, aggravated by environmental threats, has weakened the health system in Somalia, leading to shortages of medicines and medical supplies in health facilities.
Immediately following the attacks, WHO’s office in Mogadishu delivered three tonnes of emergency medicines, medical and surgical supplies, and 500 blood group testing kits to overwhelmed hospitals.
A WHO emergency taskforce continues to work closely with health authorities to monitor the situation and coordinate urgent life-saving response actions.
