Medicines Sans Fronti√®res or MSF reported that people who fled violence in Wau have gunshot wounds, rapes and widespread ‘mental trauma’.
MSF Deputy Medical Coordinator in Wau David Kahindi said ‘the people being treated are much sicker than expected because of months of continuous instability.
He said they saw gunshot wounds, women who have been raped and depressed people.
Dr Kahindi also reported that some patients have fled from the local hospital because they do not feel safe there.
The MSF official expressed worries that thousands of people have been pushed even further away by the fighting and cannot find treatment.
He pledged that MSF will continue working tirelessly to try to reach those people in the coming days.