Somalia: Mogadishu's only hospital
By: aljazeeraenglish
Posted: Oct 17 08
Witnessed: 954 times
Regions: Somalia
Issues: Armed conflict, Health, Humanitarian
Tags: access to medical treatment, armed conflict, Civil War, civilian casualties, humanitarian, Somalia, violence
Mogadishu's only hospital has been pushed to breaking point after months of bombings and street battles have left thousands wounded in the Somali capital.
Al Jazeera's Jamal el-Shayyal reports on the difficult work undertaken by Mogadishu's doctors. (October 15, 2008)
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