Chad: MSF update in N'djamena and eastern Chad

N'djamena : 70 wounded operated by MSF over the weekend in N'djamena, tens of thousands of people flee the city

70 wounded were treated by MSF in N'djamena over the weekend, but many hundreds of other wounded are reported to be in other hospitals in the city. Over the weekend, access to hospitals was limited due to the ongoing fighting. Since Monday morning, there is no fighting in the capital but MSF has been unable to access the other hospitals as the roads are blocked by the quantity of people fleeing from the city.  Tens of thousands of people are fleeing N'djamena towards the town of Kousseri in Cameroon. An MSF team currently working in Cameroon is going to Kousseria to evaluate the needs.

Fighting in Eastern Chad
Sunday, the 3rd of february the town of Adré (bordering the Sudanese region of Darfur) was attacked. Several wounded arrived at the town’s general hospital where an MSF team works. While some team members are being evacuated, a surgical team remains and is operating in the hospital (a surgeon, anesthetist, a nurse and the field coordinator).

Whilst some teams have been reduced in eastern Chad, we are still continuing our work in the region, including in the camps for the displaced and Sudanese refugees..

Reinforcing our teams
MSF currently has 15 people (7 international and 8 chadian staff) working in N'djamena, and is sending an additional surgical  team to N'djamena to treat the wounded, as well as additional medical and logistical staff to Cameroon to start providing aid to the refugees that are arriving from Chad. A cargo plane has been sent from Bangui (Central African Republic) to southern Chad to provide medical and surgical material for the hospitals in N'djamena. An additional full charter is currently being organised from France to Cameroon with additional medical and surgical material for the hospitals in N'djamena, as well as non food items for the refugees arriving in Cameroon.