Over the last week I have been scouring the news for stories on the impact of the civil war on Libya’s health system. Below are a few of stories I have collected.
Anesthesia in Libya
Access to safe emergency and essential surgery is fundamental for delivering comprehensive health services in Libya. It is essential not only for treating the injured, but for ensuring safe access to comprehensive emergency obstetric care and treatment of emergency surgical needs extraneous to the conflict (among others).
Surrounded by tanks, snipers, Libyan hospital is fortress of fear
The battle in Libya has reached the doors of Dr. Aiman’s clinic in Misrata: A man was killed in its entrance late Wednesday, he said, probably by fire from the tanks that have surrounded the hospital, though it could have been snipers loyal to Col. Moammar Gadhafi.
Oxford-based doctor returns from Libyan mission
The orthopaedic surgeon, who works at the John Radcliffe Hospital, is originally from the Libyan town of Benghazi where the rebels are based.
He went back with a small medical mission from Canada, US and Britain.
At a Libyan Hospital, Pride and a War’s True Cost Are Seen
A short walk from the morgue, men gathered at noon Wednesday before a billboard that read “Free Libya” and listed the dead and wounded in the fighting that had raged for days a couple of hours away along the Mediterranean. No. 15 was Mahmoud Abdel-Hamid, from Benghazi. No. 43 was Ibrahim el-Sharif, from Ajdabiya.
UAE gives equipment to hospital on Libya-Tunisia border
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has delivered medical equipment to a hospital in a Tunisian town on the border with Libya.
The equipment – which are a grant from UAE’s Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahayan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation – will enable the hospital in Ben Gardan town to use an intensive care unit for the first time to accommodate six critical patients.
Moroccan Military Field Hospital At Libya Tunisia Border
The Moroccan field hospital, located at refugee camp near Shusha to RassJdir Tunisian-Libyan border (560 km southeast of the capital), began Sunday to offer medical services to hundreds of refugees of various nationalities.
The hospital began receiving hundreds of sick and injured. By mid-day, more than 70 patients of various nationalities (Bangladeshis, Egyptians, Tunisians) have received medical care for various conditions. This numbers went up to hundreds of people as the day unfolded. Moroccan nationals from Libya also benefited from the care provided by the medical facility. Between 15 and 20 Moroccans a day flock to the hospital, some accompanied by their families and children.
Christopher R. Albon is a political science Ph.D. specializing in armed conflict, public health, human security, and health diplomacy.
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