MSF teams providing care to COVID patients in Antonio Lorena hospital, Cusco, Peru. MSF opened its second covid-19 project in May in the city of Cusco, south-east of the country, aimed at providing treatment for patients who are in critical conditions and need “high-flow” oxygen, and aiming at taking off some of the pressure from the intensive care unit of the hospital. 17 patients were admitted in the first two weeks of the intervention.
This support adds to the ongoing work in Huacho, some 140 km north of Lima, where MSF teams are helping the Regional Hospital’s intensive care unit, as well as hospitalizing patients needing oxygen in a dedicated facility and working in the community and local healthcare centres to improve screening and referrals.