2020/12/18 19:31 A member of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) staff stands next to a truck during a mission to deliver medical assistance to the reg. A member of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) staff stands next to a truck during a mission to deliver medical assistance to the region s main hospital in Mekele, capital of the Tigray region, in Ethiopia on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020. According to ICRC, teams have now begun to distribute the first international aid to arrive in Mekele since fighting erupted with medical supplies going to Ayder Hospital, the Regional Health Bureau, and the Ethiopian Red Cross Society pharmacy, to help care for more than 400 trauma patients and to treat those with chronic and routine medical conditions. (ICRC via AP)
Aid in Danger Bi-Weekly News Brief, 18 November - 01 December 2020
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
15 November 2020: In Masisi town centre, North Kivu province, a Congolese LNGO aid worker was reportedly shot and killed by unidentified perpetrators. Source AWSD
27 November 2020: Between Bwalanda and Nyanzale villages, North Kivu province, gunmen attacked an INGO aid worker and amputated his arm. He was admitted to Rutshuru General Hospital for treatment. In response, the aid organisation temporarily suspended its activities in the area.
Source: Radio Moto
Ethiopia
October: Four Ethiopian aid workers employed by two separate INGOs were killed in Tigray near the border with Eritrea last month during fighting in the northern region. The circumstances of their deaths were unclear, but they took place in one of four camps for Eritrean refugees. There are unconfirmed reports that a fifth aid worker had also died in Tigray. Source: Reuters
Attacks on Health Care Monthly News Brief - November 2020
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
31 October 2020: In Lisasa village, Beni territory, North Kivu province,
ADF fighters ransacked a health centre as part of a wider assault in the
area during which 21 people were killed and others kidnapped. Source:
Vanguard
07 November 2020: In the Kamayi area, Kananga city, Kasaï-Central
province, a health centre was ransacked by the family members of a
patient who died after a medical intervention. The perpetrators stole
medical equipment and supplies from the centre, as well as furniture.
Source: Radio Okapi
Ethiopia
From 04 November 2020 onwards: In Mekelle city and special zone,
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