Somalia:
52 women and children injured by indiscriminate shelling
admitted to Daynile Hospital
Nairobi, 3rd February 2010 - As fierce fighting once
again grips Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, the medical
humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières
(MSF) has admitted 89 people suffering from blast injuries
to its hospital in the Daynile area of the city between
29th January and 2nd February. Of these, 52 were women
and children.
“The numbers of injured women and children that we
received in just over 72 hours is not ‘collateral damage,’
it’s a total lack of regard for the safety of civilians.”
says MSF Head of Mission Axelle de la Motte St. Pierre.
“The situation in Mogadishu is incredibly complex and
all parties are to blame for the high numbers of deaths
and injuries, but indiscriminate shelling into densely
populated areas is totally unacceptable.”
In 2009, just under half of the 1,137 people admitted
to Daynile Hospital suffering from blast injuries were
women and children under the age of 14.
MSF calls on all belligerents, including the Transitional
Federal Government (TFG), the African Union Peacekeeping
force (AMISOM) and opposition groups to take all measures
to minimise the risk of civilian casualties through
a full implementation of the principles of distinction
and proportionality.
MSF is an independent medical organisation with projects
in eight regions of Somalia. Over 1,500 Somali staff,
supported by approximately 90 staff in Nairobi, provide
primary health care, malnutrition treatment, health
care and support to displaced people, surgery, and water
and relief supply distributions in some locations. MSF
does not accept any government funding for its projects
in Somalia, all its funding comes from private donors.
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