Casablanca (ADV) – Establishment of emergency health care facilities to provide medical services to returnees from neighboring Djibouti is sanctioned, revealed Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health on Wednesday.
The Ethiopian Minister of Health, Amir Aman said that four emergency medical centers have been the establishment in Dire Dawa and its surroundings to provide necessary medical treatment to Ethiopians who are returning from Djibouti as recent violent discords ignite safety concerns.
The move was initiated between a reported attack against Ethiopians in the Red Sea nation over the past few days following recent violent clashes in the eastern part of Ethiopia.
A major displacement of over 30,000 Ethiopian migrants from Djibouti took place after an attack.
Aman said that around 74 returnees have so far received treatment upon their arrival from Djibouti and 24 of them have recovered from their injuries while the rest remain under treatment.
Counted as the second major health care response during the week, the establishment of the medical centers at four locations in the Dire Dawa city by the Ethiopian Ministry of Health on Wednesday, the ministry dispatched a medical team to provide assistance for those injured during the unrest that hit the eastern state.
© Bur-csa – ADV
