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South Sudan's trauma wards overwhelmed by bullet and blast injuries

Original: Bullet and blast injuries … and a constant need for blood: inside South Sudan’s overwhelmed trauma wards

The Guardian reports from South Sudan's overwhelmed trauma wards, where doctors are treating a constant stream of bullet and blast injuries while struggling with a chronic shortage of blood supplies. The report highlights the heavy toll of armed violence on the country's fragile health system, with hospitals unable to keep pace with casualty numbers or maintain adequate blood stocks for emergency surgery.

Why now: A major international newspaper has just published a first-hand account of the humanitarian and health crisis in South Sudan.

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