Aghanistan: Death toll from the MSF hospital attack in Kunduz still rising | Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) International
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Beyond the immediate death toll, the destruction of MSF’s 94-bed trauma centre will have a huge impact on access to surgical care for hundreds of thousands of people. This hospital was the only facility of its kind in northeastern Afghanistan, with more than 400 staff able to provide extremely high quality surgical, post-operative and rehabilitation care. Last year, more than 22,000 patients received care at the hospital and more than 5,900 surgeries were performed. Staff treated anyone who needed medical care, often for significant trauma injuries from traffic accidents, bomb blasts or gunshot wounds.
