Reference :
V-P-SS-E-00995
Date :
08/08/2017
Caption :
Wau, teaching hospital. Portrait of an 8 years old patient. “I got this fracture in my leg when I was driving on a motorbike with my uncle. I was afraid when it happened” he says.
Confidentiality level :
public
Publication restrictions :
publication without restrictions
Description :
The ICRC started working with the Wau teaching hospital in February 2017. The ICRC has renovated the operation theatre and improved access to water at the hospital. In April, a mobile surgical team started operating on war wounded patients and emergency cases coming in from across the region. Wau teaching hospital is one of the two only remaining teaching hospitals in South Sudan and is the referral center for a large number of primary health care centers in the region.
Original material :
digital
Resolution :
5760x3840
Orientation :
landscape
Colour/B&W :
colour
