Reference :
V-P-CD-E-01378
Date :
20/12/2011
Caption :
North Kivu province, Goma, Bethesda hospital. A woman sits netxt to her daughter. She got a gunshot wound to her ankle while collecting firewood from the forest near her home.
Confidentiality level :
public
Publication restrictions :
publication without restrictions
Description :
She was injured in April and is still in the hospital due to complication with the injury.
The ICRC supports the hospital by paying fees for patients who are injured within the context of violence in the province. In addition to direct support to the hospital, the ICRC gives a certain amount of money per day to patients and carers, to enable them to buy food, soap and other necessary items during their stay in the hospital.
Original material :
digital
Resolution :
2794x4199
Orientation :
portrait
Colour/B&W :
colour
