MSF urges warring parties to ensure civilian access to emergency healthcare
CRNSaturday, February 4, 2017 - 09:00 Médecins Sans Frontières, MSF is calling on all warring parties in South Sudan to observe civilian right to access emergency healthcare, clean water and food. MSF urges the warring parties to guarantee safety for its medical facilities; staff and vehicles. Recent fighting in and around Malakal and Wau Shilluk has left many cut off from healthcare, says the medical agency in a statement. 20,500 people in Wau Shilluk fled to the bush in January when warring parties exchanged artillery fire across the Nile, MSF says. MSF says Wau Shilluk market was hit by mortar fire, forcing the town population to evacuate. Medical facilities are also at risk, MSF discloses. MSF says one shell landed close to its clinic in Malakal town, located on the opposite side of the Nile from Wau Shilluk. Respect the protected status of medical facilities to ensure all displaced populations have access to care, the agency appeals to the warring parties in South Sudan. -- To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/southsudankob View this message at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/southsudankob/topic-id/message-id For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14op6BKS2NrV4CS1YsS%2BRfxdqjayMM%3D-VJSYubdSw9jdbyg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
