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MSF treats over 100 wounded after renewed clashes in Jonglei and the Greater Pibor Administrative area

After months of bitter inter-communal clashes, fighting has continued to sweep across Jonglei and the Greater Pibor Administrative area. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams have treated over 100 war-wounded civilians and evacuated dozens for urgent surgery. The latest wave in violence, which started in early June and ended mid-August, has left tens of thousands of people displaced in the bush in need of healthcare, as well as food, clean water and sanitation and basic shelter.

Over the course of just one week, between 29 July to the beginning of August, the MSF medical team in Pieri received an influx of 102 war-wounded patients, the youngest just 15-years-old. A further 11 patients were treated for gunshot wounds at the outpatient emergency response in Pibor relaunched on 11 August. Of the 11, six patients, including two women, two men and two children one aged only 3-years-old, were evacuated for specialised treatment. A further 36 patients from Pieri were referred for emergency surgery to the MSF hospital in the Bentiu Protection of Civilians (PoC) site and to Juba.

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Sebit Burane, MSF nursing team supervisor working in Pibor

Josh Rosenstein, MSF Emergency Coordinator

Following a 53-days suspension of activities due to insecurity and COVID-19 restrictions, MSF on August 11 launched lifesaving medical care response in Pibor town.

In Pibor, since August 11, MSF has done over 1,500 out-patient consultations and provided 292 pregnant women with antenatal care.

In Pibor town, 1500 patients have been treated, 44.4% are children under 5 while 43.5% were suffering from Malaria.

In early August, MSF identifies a location to set up emergency outpatient health care activities for displaced population in Pibor town.

In Pibor town, 292 pregnant women have been provided with antenatal care and over 10 gun shot-wounded patients treated. The outreach team have distributed more than 400 mosquito nets.