[ MSF ] “We treat as many people as we can directly on site because the hospital is more than full,” explained Alexa ter Horst, a Dutch doctor working at Omanthai. In five days, from May 16 to 20, 77,000 people emerged from the former conflict zone in northern Sri Lanka arriving in the Vavuniya […]
For those who escape the Vanni region, there is nothing to do but wait – and worry about those left behind
[MSF] MSF is ready to assist the population of the camps by providing independent and confidential mental health services and we are discussing access with the authorities. The civilian population in the Vanni are suffering heavily as a result of the violence. Out of the 953 admissions of wounded and sick people evacuated from the […]
Sri Lanka patients tell of shooting, shelling and trapped relatives
[Doctors Without Borders] As heavy fighting continues in northern Sri Lanka, over 200,000 civilians remain trapped in the conflict in the Vanni region. But, over the past few weeks, some 35,000 people have managed to flee to the city of Vavuniya, 80 km south of the conflict zone. They tell of a beleaguered population living […]
Desperate and unacceptable situation for trapped population in Sri Lanka
[Doctors Without Borders] Many are injured, some with infected wounds that are weeks old. As a result, many people have been maimed for life. Even those who have made it to Vavuniya have no freedom of movement, no access to information, and no options to look for lost family members. Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is […]