Hospitals in eastern Congo are crowded with wounded and exhausting their supplies

Hundreds of wounded people overwhelm hospitals in Goma, Congo, amid ongoing fighting between government forces and Rwanda-backed rebels. More than 700 have died and nearly 3,000 wounded since the rebels’ offensive began, with hospitals like Bethesda receiving over 100 new patients daily, straining resources and causing overcrowding. The conflict has disrupted supply chains, leading to shortages in medical supplies, while fears of disease outbreaks loom due to the large number of bodies and mass displacement in the region.

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