Médecins Sans Frontières - MSF working on two fronts

Unique Identifier Code / URN MSF328961

Date taken / Date Recorded 20/07/2020 12:00 AM

Country Iraq

Commissioning section MSF-BELGIUM

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Additional Information / Shotlist Iraq has been hit hard by COVID-19.

Since June 2020, the number of cases has increased from less than 10,000 to more than 100,000.

In Mosul, a city of 3.5 million, there is 1 hospital bed for every 2500 people.

In East Mosul, MSF temporarily transformed its post-operative care centre into a COVID-19 facility.

Quote from Ali – Head nurse:
“When the disease first came to city, the number of patients was little, but over the past two months patients became more and more.”

Ali and his colleagues try to support patients and reassure them about their treatment.

Quote from Ali – Head nurse:
A lot of times when we receive the patients we find them worried or confused and then we explain to them what the disease is, what is the treatment for it,

and that he’s here for his health..

The facility has already received over 700 patients since the beginning of the pandemic.

But the COVID-19 emergency does not mean that other medical needs have disappeared in the city.

In another MSF hospital, further west of Mosul, the emergency room is as busy as usual.

Quote from Humam – Doctor:
Almost in a single day we receive emergency cases that go into the ER, almost 100 as an average.

Other services, such as paediatrics and maternity are also very much needed.

Quote from Humam – Doctor:
There is still a need for the presence of MSF and West Mosul still lack health services.

For the past few months, MSF has been working on both fronts:

Trying to tackle the pandemic while still providing essential care to Mosul’s population.

MSF working on two fronts | WEBCLIP ENG

MSF working on two fronts | WEBCLIP ENG