WHO reports ambulance and medical supply constraints in northern Ethiopia
The WHO chief reported hospital shortages of staff, medicines and equipment, severely limited ambulances and insecurity obstructing medical deliveries.
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Reported access constraints persist despite delivery efforts. Nationwide health-service shutdown or spare beds cannot be established. Loss of power has reported effects on healthcare and transport. The hospital name, interruption duration and regional outage proportions are not established.
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