{"id":186325,"date":"2013-12-18T17:57:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-18T17:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/acute-situation-at-juba-hospital-south-sudan-un\/"},"modified":"2013-12-18T17:57:00","modified_gmt":"2013-12-18T17:57:00","slug":"acute-situation-at-juba-hospital-south-sudan-un","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/acute-situation-at-juba-hospital-south-sudan-un","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Acute situation at Juba hospital, South Sudan\u2019: UN"},"content":{"rendered":"

The UN has acknowledged the situation at the Juba civil hospital to be \u2018acute\u2019 after days of clashes sent hundreds of wounded to the facility.<\/span><\/p>\n

On the third day since the start of the conflict, this morning the UN began sending assistance to the hospital.<\/p>\n

Yesterday the International Red Cross already sent medical supplies and body bags to the hospital, but conditions had been reported as \u2018terrible\u2019 on the previous day, the first full day of the conflict.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is an acute situation in Juba teaching hospital and other main hospitals in Juba. People who have been very seriously injured are brought there,\u201d said UN Deputy Special Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator in Juba, Toby Lanzer.<\/p>\n

\u201cStaff have been working around the clock. UN is stepping up there since this morning to assist,\u201d said Lanzer. <\/p>\n

He was speaking on UN Radio Miraya at 11:00 today. \u201cRed Cross have been attending the wounded too, that is how the situation should be. The worst may be behind us. <\/p>\n

The UN humanitarian chief in Juba also on his Twitter feed that there is a \u2018palpable sense of fear\u2019 among refugees sheltering at UN bases in the city, but suggested some might return home today owing to calmer conditions in the city.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am pleased with the calm situation in Juba and the airport re-opening. We will have a careful look today at the humanitarian situation after three days. There are now 16,500 refugees in the UNMISS compounds Tong Ping and UN House,\u201d he said over the radio.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf indeed the day progresses, and people start doing their normal businesses, then I think people can ask themselves if they need to stay with us. Of course we will provide them with water and necessities if they do stay although our resources are limited. Now, I ‘d like to see if people will make up their own minds about staying in our bases,\u201d explained the UN official.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe amount of refugees has increased over the last days but is not increasing at the moment. We do not have any plans to relocate the people. It is their own decision whether they return to their homes or not. But our resources are limited.\u201d<\/p>\n

File photo: Toby Lanzer at food distribution <\/span>in Unity state (UNMISS)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Related:<\/em><\/p>\n

No syringes, electricity as wounded pour into Juba hospital <\/a>(17 December 2013)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Hospital overwhelmed in South Sudan capital<\/a> (16 December 2013)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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