An activist and medical personnel documented the extent of damage and looting to which the hospital in the city of Sinja, Sennar State (south-eastern Sudan) was exposed, following the entry of the Rapid Support Forces into the city at the end of last June, before the army regained it in November.
Video clips broadcast by an activist on Facebook showed the damage to the hospital, where doctor Hamid Qandil appeared speaking about the unfortunate situation in the hospital, especially the intensive care unit, which was partially looted and two decomposing bodies were found inside it.
He stressed that the unit needs immediate review and rehabilitation to be able to provide its services to patients, noting that the cleaning operations of the treatment rooms have begun in preparation for receiving patients, and awaiting the return of electricity and doctors and the provision of water.
Qandil explained, in his talk about the medical analysis laboratory, that the department had become empty, and only one refrigerator remained, as the hospital now lacked advanced examinations, and urgent examinations were limited to the emergency department, pointing out that the pediatric intensive care department had turned into an empty room after… Oxygen machines and tools for monitoring critical cases were looted, leaving only two beds remaining.
The head of the hospital’s operations complex, Bashayer Yaqoub Al-Tayeb, said that the operations department was subjected to great devastation and the loss of basic equipment such as orthopedic surgery tools, doctors’ clothes, and equipment for the obstetrics and gynecology department.
The medical staff appealed to the responsible authorities to expedite the provision of the necessary needs, so that they can provide medical services to citizens returning to the city after their displacement trip.