Ndosho Hospital struggles to cope with influx of patients amid armed conflicts

Release time：2024-05-21 08:23:48 Source：Worldly Waves news portal

Patients are pictured at Ndosho Hospital in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), April 13, 2024. Due to the armed conflicts in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Goma, the main city in the region, has been beset by an influx of civilians into displacement camps, and its healthcare facilities are overwhelmed by the continuous influx of the injured.

At the Ndosho Hospital, the best-equipped in Goma, the capital of North Kivu Province, doctors and nurses are tirelessly working, 24/7, to face this growing health crisis and the hospital has set up temporary tents in parking lots to improve hospital capacities. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

This photo taken on April 13, 2024 shows a temporary ward at Ndosho Hospital in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Due to the armed conflicts in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Goma, the main city in the region, has been beset by an influx of civilians into displacement camps, and its healthcare facilities are overwhelmed by the continuous influx of the injured.

At the Ndosho Hospital, the best-equipped in Goma, the capital of North Kivu Province, doctors and nurses are tirelessly working, 24/7, to face this growing health crisis and the hospital has set up temporary tents in parking lots to improve hospital capacities. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

Patients wait for treatment at Ndosho Hospital in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), April 13, 2024. Due to the armed conflicts in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Goma, the main city in the region, has been beset by an influx of civilians into displacement camps, and its healthcare facilities are overwhelmed by the continuous influx of the injured.

At the Ndosho Hospital, the best-equipped in Goma, the capital of North Kivu Province, doctors and nurses are tirelessly working, 24/7, to face this growing health crisis and the hospital has set up temporary tents in parking lots to improve hospital capacities. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

A medical worker works at Ndosho Hospital in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), April 13, 2024. Due to the armed conflicts in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Goma, the main city in the region, has been beset by an influx of civilians into displacement camps, and its healthcare facilities are overwhelmed by the continuous influx of the injured.

At the Ndosho Hospital, the best-equipped in Goma, the capital of North Kivu Province, doctors and nurses are tirelessly working, 24/7, to face this growing health crisis and the hospital has set up temporary tents in parking lots to improve hospital capacities. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

Doctors work at Ndosho Hospital in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), April 13, 2024. Due to the armed conflicts in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Goma, the main city in the region, has been beset by an influx of civilians into displacement camps, and its healthcare facilities are overwhelmed by the continuous influx of the injured.

At the Ndosho Hospital, the best-equipped in Goma, the capital of North Kivu Province, doctors and nurses are tirelessly working, 24/7, to face this growing health crisis and the hospital has set up temporary tents in parking lots to improve hospital capacities. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

Doctors work at Ndosho Hospital in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), April 13, 2024. Due to the armed conflicts in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Goma, the main city in the region, has been beset by an influx of civilians into displacement camps, and its healthcare facilities are overwhelmed by the continuous influx of the injured.

At the Ndosho Hospital, the best-equipped in Goma, the capital of North Kivu Province, doctors and nurses are tirelessly working, 24/7, to face this growing health crisis and the hospital has set up temporary tents in parking lots to improve hospital capacities. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

A patient is pictured at Ndosho Hospital in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), April 13, 2024. Due to the armed conflicts in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Goma, the main city in the region, has been beset by an influx of civilians into displacement camps, and its healthcare facilities are overwhelmed by the continuous influx of the injured.

At the Ndosho Hospital, the best-equipped in Goma, the capital of North Kivu Province, doctors and nurses are tirelessly working, 24/7, to face this growing health crisis and the hospital has set up temporary tents in parking lots to improve hospital capacities. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

Doctors check a patient at Ndosho Hospital in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), April 13, 2024. Due to the armed conflicts in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Goma, the main city in the region, has been beset by an influx of civilians into displacement camps, and its healthcare facilities are overwhelmed by the continuous influx of the injured.

At the Ndosho Hospital, the best-equipped in Goma, the capital of North Kivu Province, doctors and nurses are tirelessly working, 24/7, to face this growing health crisis and the hospital has set up temporary tents in parking lots to improve hospital capacities. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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