Somalia: care for war wounded

07-06-2012 Film

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ICRC delegate Fatuma Abdisalam Abdulahi visits Keysaney hospital on the occasion of its 20th anniversary. The hospital is located on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia - a country that has suffered over 20 years of conflict. Fatuma reports on the needs of weapon-wounded patients and how the new operating theatre is improving treatment for tens of thousands of people.

See also:

Photo gallery - Looking back on 20 years of lifesaving care at Keysaney Hospital
Interview - Somalia: twenty years of work at Keysaney Hospital despite tough security situation
News release - Twenty years of war surgery at Mogadishu's Keysaney Hospital
TV news footage - Somalia's war wounded

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Copyright: ICRC
Release year: 2012
Production locations: Keysaney Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia
Running time: 7'42
Languages available: English, Somali

Related sections

Qoraalo la xushey oo Afsoomali ku qoran
Safeguarding health care
The ICRC in Somalia

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