Reference :
V-P-CD-E-01380
Date :
20/12/2011
Caption :
North Kivu province, Goma, Bethesda hospital. A six years old girl sits on a bed that she shares with her 3 years old sister. Both of them were injured during armed groups activities.
Confidentiality level :
public
Publication restrictions :
publication without restrictions
Description :
Next to them sits their carer who looks after them during their stay in hospital.
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 :
2766x4157
Orientation :
portrait
Colour/B&W :
colour
