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War torn Mogadishu's Medina Hospital
January 2, 2011, Mogadishu, Somalia: In Somalia, hospitals and other medical facilities in the capital Mogadishu have been overwhelmed by an influx of casualties while ongoing heavy fighting has prevented many other injured people from obtaining urgently needed medical care. The number of civilian casualties of fighting between government forces, backed by African Union peacekeepers, and Islamist insurgents are rising in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, with civil society sources accusing the peacekeeping mission of being responsible for the bulk of them. For years, Somalis have been struggling daily to survive amid armed conflict, destitution and a lack of basic services. Young doctors and nurses defies security risks to run the Medina Hospital, which provides badly needed surgical and medical services in Mogadishu.///Gun shot wound patient performing physiotherapy exercises at Medina Hospital. Credit: Andre Liohn / Polaris (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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War torn Mogadishu's Medina Hospital
January 2, 2011, Mogadishu, Somalia: In Somalia, hospitals and other medical facilities in the capital Mogadishu have been overwhelmed by an influx of casualties while ongoing heavy fighting has prevented many other injured people from obtaining urgently needed medical care. The number of civilian casualties of fighting between government forces, backed by African Union peacekeepers, and Islamist insurgents are rising in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, with civil society sources accusing the peacekeeping mission of being responsible for the bulk of them. For years, Somalis have been struggling daily to survive amid armed conflict, destitution and a lack of basic services. Young doctors and nurses defies security risks to run the Medina Hospital, which provides badly needed surgical and medical services in Mogadishu.///Doctors visiting a gun shot wound patient at Medina Hospital. Credit: Andre Liohn / Polaris (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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War torn Mogadishu's Medina Hospital
January 2, 2011, Mogadishu, Somalia: In Somalia, hospitals and other medical facilities in the capital Mogadishu have been overwhelmed by an influx of casualties while ongoing heavy fighting has prevented many other injured people from obtaining urgently needed medical care. The number of civilian casualties of fighting between government forces, backed by African Union peacekeepers, and Islamist insurgents are rising in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, with civil society sources accusing the peacekeeping mission of being responsible for the bulk of them. For years, Somalis have been struggling daily to survive amid armed conflict, destitution and a lack of basic services. Young doctors and nurses defies security risks to run the Medina Hospital, which provides badly needed surgical and medical services in Mogadishu.///War wounded patient arrives at the Hospital's triage to receive assistance.. Credit: Andre Liohn / Polaris (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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War torn Mogadishu's Medina Hospital
January 2, 2011, Mogadishu, Somalia: In Somalia, hospitals and other medical facilities in the capital Mogadishu have been overwhelmed by an influx of casualties while ongoing heavy fighting has prevented many other injured people from obtaining urgently needed medical care. The number of civilian casualties of fighting between government forces, backed by African Union peacekeepers, and Islamist insurgents are rising in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, with civil society sources accusing the peacekeeping mission of being responsible for the bulk of them. For years, Somalis have been struggling daily to survive amid armed conflict, destitution and a lack of basic services. Young doctors and nurses defies security risks to run the Medina Hospital, which provides badly needed surgical and medical services in Mogadishu.///Nurses receiving a new gun wounded patient at Medina Hospital. Credit: Andre Liohn / Polaris (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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War torn Mogadishu's Medina Hospital
January 2, 2011, Mogadishu, Somalia: In Somalia, hospitals and other medical facilities in the capital Mogadishu have been overwhelmed by an influx of casualties while ongoing heavy fighting has prevented many other injured people from obtaining urgently needed medical care. The number of civilian casualties of fighting between government forces, backed by African Union peacekeepers, and Islamist insurgents are rising in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, with civil society sources accusing the peacekeeping mission of being responsible for the bulk of them. For years, Somalis have been struggling daily to survive amid armed conflict, destitution and a lack of basic services. Young doctors and nurses defies security risks to run the Medina Hospital, which provides badly needed surgical and medical services in Mogadishu.///War wounded patient receives at the Hospital's triage being treated by nurses. Credit: Andre Liohn / Polaris (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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War torn Mogadishu's Medina Hospital
January 2, 2011, Mogadishu, Somalia: In Somalia, hospitals and other medical facilities in the capital Mogadishu have been overwhelmed by an influx of casualties while ongoing heavy fighting has prevented many other injured people from obtaining urgently needed medical care. The number of civilian casualties of fighting between government forces, backed by African Union peacekeepers, and Islamist insurgents are rising in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, with civil society sources accusing the peacekeeping mission of being responsible for the bulk of them. For years, Somalis have been struggling daily to survive amid armed conflict, destitution and a lack of basic services. Young doctors and nurses defies security risks to run the Medina Hospital, which provides badly needed surgical and medical services in Mogadishu.///Gun shot wound patient performing physiotherapy exercises at Medina Hospital. Credit: Andre Liohn / Polaris (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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War torn Mogadishu's Medina Hospital
January 2, 2011, Mogadishu, Somalia: In Somalia, hospitals and other medical facilities in the capital Mogadishu have been overwhelmed by an influx of casualties while ongoing heavy fighting has prevented many other injured people from obtaining urgently needed medical care. The number of civilian casualties of fighting between government forces, backed by African Union peacekeepers, and Islamist insurgents are rising in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, with civil society sources accusing the peacekeeping mission of being responsible for the bulk of them. For years, Somalis have been struggling daily to survive amid armed conflict, destitution and a lack of basic services. Young doctors and nurses defies security risks to run the Medina Hospital, which provides badly needed surgical and medical services in Mogadishu.///Nurses treating a patient victim of a bomb explosion at the Makara Market in Mogadishu downtown. Credit: Andre Liohn / Polaris (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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War torn Mogadishu's Medina Hospital
January 2, 2011, Mogadishu, Somalia: In Somalia, hospitals and other medical facilities in the capital Mogadishu have been overwhelmed by an influx of casualties while ongoing heavy fighting has prevented many other injured people from obtaining urgently needed medical care. The number of civilian casualties of fighting between government forces, backed by African Union peacekeepers, and Islamist insurgents are rising in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, with civil society sources accusing the peacekeeping mission of being responsible for the bulk of them. For years, Somalis have been struggling daily to survive amid armed conflict, destitution and a lack of basic services. Young doctors and nurses defies security risks to run the Medina Hospital, which provides badly needed surgical and medical services in Mogadishu.///War wounded patient arrives at the Hospital's triage to receive assistance.. Credit: Andre Liohn / Polaris (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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War torn Mogadishu's Medina Hospital
January 2, 2011, Mogadishu, Somalia: In Somalia, hospitals and other medical facilities in the capital Mogadishu have been overwhelmed by an influx of casualties while ongoing heavy fighting has prevented many other injured people from obtaining urgently needed medical care. The number of civilian casualties of fighting between government forces, backed by African Union peacekeepers, and Islamist insurgents are rising in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, with civil society sources accusing the peacekeeping mission of being responsible for the bulk of them. For years, Somalis have been struggling daily to survive amid armed conflict, destitution and a lack of basic services. Young doctors and nurses defies security risks to run the Medina Hospital, which provides badly needed surgical and medical services in Mogadishu.///War amputated patient arrives at the hospital's triage and receive help from the nurses.. Credit: Andre Liohn / Polaris (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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War torn Mogadishu's Medina Hospital
January 2, 2011, Mogadishu, Somalia: In Somalia, hospitals and other medical facilities in the capital Mogadishu have been overwhelmed by an influx of casualties while ongoing heavy fighting has prevented many other injured people from obtaining urgently needed medical care. The number of civilian casualties of fighting between government forces, backed by African Union peacekeepers, and Islamist insurgents are rising in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, with civil society sources accusing the peacekeeping mission of being responsible for the bulk of them. For years, Somalis have been struggling daily to survive amid armed conflict, destitution and a lack of basic services. Young doctors and nurses defies security risks to run the Medina Hospital, which provides badly needed surgical and medical services in Mogadishu.///War amputated patient arrives at the hospital's triage and receive help from the nurses.. Credit: Andre Liohn / Polaris (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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War torn Mogadishu's Medina Hospital
January 2, 2011, Mogadishu, Somalia: In Somalia, hospitals and other medical facilities in the capital Mogadishu have been overwhelmed by an influx of casualties while ongoing heavy fighting has prevented many other injured people from obtaining urgently needed medical care. The number of civilian casualties of fighting between government forces, backed by African Union peacekeepers, and Islamist insurgents are rising in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, with civil society sources accusing the peacekeeping mission of being responsible for the bulk of them. For years, Somalis have been struggling daily to survive amid armed conflict, destitution and a lack of basic services. Young doctors and nurses defies security risks to run the Medina Hospital, which provides badly needed surgical and medical services in Mogadishu.///Mogadishu Medina Hospital. Dr. Mohamed Yussuf, the director of the ICRC financed Medina Hospital in Mogadishu gives his evaluation about a war amputated patient at the Medina Hospital's triage. Credit: Andre Liohn / Polaris (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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War torn Mogadishu's Medina Hospital
January 2, 2011, Mogadishu, Somalia: In Somalia, hospitals and other medical facilities in the capital Mogadishu have been overwhelmed by an influx of casualties while ongoing heavy fighting has prevented many other injured people from obtaining urgently needed medical care. The number of civilian casualties of fighting between government forces, backed by African Union peacekeepers, and Islamist insurgents are rising in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, with civil society sources accusing the peacekeeping mission of being responsible for the bulk of them. For years, Somalis have been struggling daily to survive amid armed conflict, destitution and a lack of basic services. Young doctors and nurses defies security risks to run the Medina Hospital, which provides badly needed surgical and medical services in Mogadishu.///War amputated patient arrives at the hospital's triage and receive help from the nurses.. Credit: Andre Liohn / Polaris (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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War torn Mogadishu's Medina Hospital
January 2, 2011, Mogadishu, Somalia: In Somalia, hospitals and other medical facilities in the capital Mogadishu have been overwhelmed by an influx of casualties while ongoing heavy fighting has prevented many other injured people from obtaining urgently needed medical care. The number of civilian casualties of fighting between government forces, backed by African Union peacekeepers, and Islamist insurgents are rising in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, with civil society sources accusing the peacekeeping mission of being responsible for the bulk of them. For years, Somalis have been struggling daily to survive amid armed conflict, destitution and a lack of basic services. Young doctors and nurses defies security risks to run the Medina Hospital, which provides badly needed surgical and medical services in Mogadishu.///Mogadishu Medina Hospital. Dr. Mohamed Yussuf, the director of the ICRC financed Medina Hospital in Mogadishu gives his evaluation about a war amputated patient at the Medina Hospital's triage. Credit: Andre Liohn / Polaris (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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War torn Mogadishu's Medina Hospital
January 2, 2011, Mogadishu, Somalia: In Somalia, hospitals and other medical facilities in the capital Mogadishu have been overwhelmed by an influx of casualties while ongoing heavy fighting has prevented many other injured people from obtaining urgently needed medical care. The number of civilian casualties of fighting between government forces, backed by African Union peacekeepers, and Islamist insurgents are rising in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, with civil society sources accusing the peacekeeping mission of being responsible for the bulk of them. For years, Somalis have been struggling daily to survive amid armed conflict, destitution and a lack of basic services. Young doctors and nurses defies security risks to run the Medina Hospital, which provides badly needed surgical and medical services in Mogadishu./// War wounded patient in the operating room at the Medina Hospital waiting for the doctors to start an operation to remove the bullets inside his abdomen. Credit: Andre Liohn / Polaris (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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War torn Mogadishu's Medina Hospital
January 2, 2011, Mogadishu, Somalia: In Somalia, hospitals and other medical facilities in the capital Mogadishu have been overwhelmed by an influx of casualties while ongoing heavy fighting has prevented many other injured people from obtaining urgently needed medical care. The number of civilian casualties of fighting between government forces, backed by African Union peacekeepers, and Islamist insurgents are rising in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, with civil society sources accusing the peacekeeping mission of being responsible for the bulk of them. For years, Somalis have been struggling daily to survive amid armed conflict, destitution and a lack of basic services. Young doctors and nurses defies security risks to run the Medina Hospital, which provides badly needed surgical and medical services in Mogadishu.///Dr. Mohamed Yussuf, the director of the ICRC financed Medina Hospital in Mogadishu.. Credit: Andre Liohn / Polaris (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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War torn Mogadishu's Medina Hospital
January 2, 2011, Mogadishu, Somalia: In Somalia, hospitals and other medical facilities in the capital Mogadishu have been overwhelmed by an influx of casualties while ongoing heavy fighting has prevented many other injured people from obtaining urgently needed medical care. The number of civilian casualties of fighting between government forces, backed by African Union peacekeepers, and Islamist insurgents are rising in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, with civil society sources accusing the peacekeeping mission of being responsible for the bulk of them. For years, Somalis have been struggling daily to survive amid armed conflict, destitution and a lack of basic services. Young doctors and nurses defies security risks to run the Medina Hospital, which provides badly needed surgical and medical services in Mogadishu.///Dr. Mohamed Yussuf, the director of the ICRC financed Medina Hospital in Mogadishu visiting his patients.. Credit: Andre Liohn / Polaris (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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War torn Mogadishu's Medina Hospital
January 2, 2011, Mogadishu, Somalia: In Somalia, hospitals and other medical facilities in the capital Mogadishu have been overwhelmed by an influx of casualties while ongoing heavy fighting has prevented many other injured people from obtaining urgently needed medical care. The number of civilian casualties of fighting between government forces, backed by African Union peacekeepers, and Islamist insurgents are rising in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, with civil society sources accusing the peacekeeping mission of being responsible for the bulk of them. For years, Somalis have been struggling daily to survive amid armed conflict, destitution and a lack of basic services. Young doctors and nurses defies security risks to run the Medina Hospital, which provides badly needed surgical and medical services in Mogadishu.///Patients outside Medina Hospital. Credit: Andre Liohn / Polaris (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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War torn Mogadishu's Medina Hospital
January 2, 2011, Mogadishu, Somalia: In Somalia, hospitals and other medical facilities in the capital Mogadishu have been overwhelmed by an influx of casualties while ongoing heavy fighting has prevented many other injured people from obtaining urgently needed medical care. The number of civilian casualties of fighting between government forces, backed by African Union peacekeepers, and Islamist insurgents are rising in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, with civil society sources accusing the peacekeeping mission of being responsible for the bulk of them. For years, Somalis have been struggling daily to survive amid armed conflict, destitution and a lack of basic services. Young doctors and nurses defies security risks to run the Medina Hospital, which provides badly needed surgical and medical services in Mogadishu.///A little girl victim of a stray bullet in Mogadishu crying before going to physiotherapy at Medina Hospital. Credit: Andre Liohn / Polaris (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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War torn Mogadishu's Medina Hospital
January 2, 2011, Mogadishu, Somalia: In Somalia, hospitals and other medical facilities in the capital Mogadishu have been overwhelmed by an influx of casualties while ongoing heavy fighting has prevented many other injured people from obtaining urgently needed medical care. The number of civilian casualties of fighting between government forces, backed by African Union peacekeepers, and Islamist insurgents are rising in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, with civil society sources accusing the peacekeeping mission of being responsible for the bulk of them. For years, Somalis have been struggling daily to survive amid armed conflict, destitution and a lack of basic services. Young doctors and nurses defies security risks to run the Medina Hospital, which provides badly needed surgical and medical services in Mogadishu.///Doctors attend to a newly arrived gun shot wound patient at Medina Hospital. Credit: Andre Liohn / Polaris (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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War torn Mogadishu's Medina Hospital
January 2, 2011, Mogadishu, Somalia: In Somalia, hospitals and other medical facilities in the capital Mogadishu have been overwhelmed by an influx of casualties while ongoing heavy fighting has prevented many other injured people from obtaining urgently needed medical care. The number of civilian casualties of fighting between government forces, backed by African Union peacekeepers, and Islamist insurgents are rising in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, with civil society sources accusing the peacekeeping mission of being responsible for the bulk of them. For years, Somalis have been struggling daily to survive amid armed conflict, destitution and a lack of basic services. Young doctors and nurses defies security risks to run the Medina Hospital, which provides badly needed surgical and medical services in Mogadishu.///Gun shot wound patient sleeping at Medina Hospital. Credit: Andre Liohn / Polaris (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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War torn Mogadishu's Medina Hospital
January 2, 2011, Mogadishu, Somalia: In Somalia, hospitals and other medical facilities in the capital Mogadishu have been overwhelmed by an influx of casualties while ongoing heavy fighting has prevented many other injured people from obtaining urgently needed medical care. The number of civilian casualties of fighting between government forces, backed by African Union peacekeepers, and Islamist insurgents are rising in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, with civil society sources accusing the peacekeeping mission of being responsible for the bulk of them. For years, Somalis have been struggling daily to survive amid armed conflict, destitution and a lack of basic services. Young doctors and nurses defies security risks to run the Medina Hospital, which provides badly needed surgical and medical services in Mogadishu.///Doctors visiting a gun shot wound patient at Medina Hospital. Credit: Andre Liohn / Polaris (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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War torn Mogadishu's Medina Hospital
January 2, 2011, Mogadishu, Somalia: In Somalia, hospitals and other medical facilities in the capital Mogadishu have been overwhelmed by an influx of casualties while ongoing heavy fighting has prevented many other injured people from obtaining urgently needed medical care. The number of civilian casualties of fighting between government forces, backed by African Union peacekeepers, and Islamist insurgents are rising in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, with civil society sources accusing the peacekeeping mission of being responsible for the bulk of them. For years, Somalis have been struggling daily to survive amid armed conflict, destitution and a lack of basic services. Young doctors and nurses defies security risks to run the Medina Hospital, which provides badly needed surgical and medical services in Mogadishu.///Gun shot wound patient sleeping at Medina Hospital. Credit: Andre Liohn / Polaris (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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War torn Mogadishu's Medina Hospital
January 2, 2011, Mogadishu, Somalia: In Somalia, hospitals and other medical facilities in the capital Mogadishu have been overwhelmed by an influx of casualties while ongoing heavy fighting has prevented many other injured people from obtaining urgently needed medical care. The number of civilian casualties of fighting between government forces, backed by African Union peacekeepers, and Islamist insurgents are rising in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, with civil society sources accusing the peacekeeping mission of being responsible for the bulk of them. For years, Somalis have been struggling daily to survive amid armed conflict, destitution and a lack of basic services. Young doctors and nurses defies security risks to run the Medina Hospital, which provides badly needed surgical and medical services in Mogadishu.///War wounded patient receives at the Hospital's triage being treated by nurses. Credit: Andre Liohn / Polaris (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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War torn Mogadishu's Medina Hospital
January 2, 2011, Mogadishu, Somalia: In Somalia, hospitals and other medical facilities in the capital Mogadishu have been overwhelmed by an influx of casualties while ongoing heavy fighting has prevented many other injured people from obtaining urgently needed medical care. The number of civilian casualties of fighting between government forces, backed by African Union peacekeepers, and Islamist insurgents are rising in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, with civil society sources accusing the peacekeeping mission of being responsible for the bulk of them. For years, Somalis have been struggling daily to survive amid armed conflict, destitution and a lack of basic services. Young doctors and nurses defies security risks to run the Medina Hospital, which provides badly needed surgical and medical services in Mogadishu.///Doctors attend to a newly arrived gun shot wound patient at Medina Hospital. Credit: Andre Liohn / Polaris (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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War torn Mogadishu's Medina Hospital
January 2, 2011, Mogadishu, Somalia: In Somalia, hospitals and other medical facilities in the capital Mogadishu have been overwhelmed by an influx of casualties while ongoing heavy fighting has prevented many other injured people from obtaining urgently needed medical care. The number of civilian casualties of fighting between government forces, backed by African Union peacekeepers, and Islamist insurgents are rising in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, with civil society sources accusing the peacekeeping mission of being responsible for the bulk of them. For years, Somalis have been struggling daily to survive amid armed conflict, destitution and a lack of basic services. Young doctors and nurses defies security risks to run the Medina Hospital, which provides badly needed surgical and medical services in Mogadishu.///Gun wounded patient being helped by a family member. The patient was in coma after he got hit by a stray bullet at Bakara Market in Mogadishu down town.. Credit: Andre Liohn / Polaris (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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War torn Mogadishu's Medina Hospital
January 2, 2011, Mogadishu, Somalia: In Somalia, hospitals and other medical facilities in the capital Mogadishu have been overwhelmed by an influx of casualties while ongoing heavy fighting has prevented many other injured people from obtaining urgently needed medical care. The number of civilian casualties of fighting between government forces, backed by African Union peacekeepers, and Islamist insurgents are rising in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, with civil society sources accusing the peacekeeping mission of being responsible for the bulk of them. For years, Somalis have been struggling daily to survive amid armed conflict, destitution and a lack of basic services. Young doctors and nurses defies security risks to run the Medina Hospital, which provides badly needed surgical and medical services in Mogadishu.///Doctors visiting a gun shot wound patient at Medina Hospital. Credit: Andre Liohn / Polaris (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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War torn Mogadishu's Medina Hospital
January 2, 2011, Mogadishu, Somalia: In Somalia, hospitals and other medical facilities in the capital Mogadishu have been overwhelmed by an influx of casualties while ongoing heavy fighting has prevented many other injured people from obtaining urgently needed medical care. The number of civilian casualties of fighting between government forces, backed by African Union peacekeepers, and Islamist insurgents are rising in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, with civil society sources accusing the peacekeeping mission of being responsible for the bulk of them. For years, Somalis have been struggling daily to survive amid armed conflict, destitution and a lack of basic services. Young doctors and nurses defies security risks to run the Medina Hospital, which provides badly needed surgical and medical services in Mogadishu.///Doctors visiting a gun shot wound patient at Medina Hospital. Credit: Andre Liohn / Polaris (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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War torn Mogadishu's Medina Hospital
January 2, 2011, Mogadishu, Somalia: In Somalia, hospitals and other medical facilities in the capital Mogadishu have been overwhelmed by an influx of casualties while ongoing heavy fighting has prevented many other injured people from obtaining urgently needed medical care. The number of civilian casualties of fighting between government forces, backed by African Union peacekeepers, and Islamist insurgents are rising in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, with civil society sources accusing the peacekeeping mission of being responsible for the bulk of them. For years, Somalis have been struggling daily to survive amid armed conflict, destitution and a lack of basic services. Young doctors and nurses defies security risks to run the Medina Hospital, which provides badly needed surgical and medical services in Mogadishu.///25 years old Mohamed Nur Mohamud was trained in Uganda to serve at the new Somali Army. He was wounded in his abdomen during a fight between al-Shabaab militias and TFG troupes. He arrived at the hospital conscious and the doctors called his case as common and treatable. Unfortunately Mohamed's blood type was O-, which the hospital had no reserve of. After his surgery, without blood transplantation, Mohamed Mohamud died of anemia.. Credit: Andre Liohn / Polaris (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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War torn Mogadishu's Medina Hospital
January 2, 2011, Mogadishu, Somalia: In Somalia, hospitals and other medical facilities in the capital Mogadishu have been overwhelmed by an influx of casualties while ongoing heavy fighting has prevented many other injured people from obtaining urgently needed medical care. The number of civilian casualties of fighting between government forces, backed by African Union peacekeepers, and Islamist insurgents are rising in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, with civil society sources accusing the peacekeeping mission of being responsible for the bulk of them. For years, Somalis have been struggling daily to survive amid armed conflict, destitution and a lack of basic services. Young doctors and nurses defies security risks to run the Medina Hospital, which provides badly needed surgical and medical services in Mogadishu.///Doctors visiting a gun shot wound patient at Medina Hospital. Credit: Andre Liohn / Polaris (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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War torn Mogadishu's Medina Hospital
November 20, 2010, Mogadishu, Somalia: In Somalia, hospitals and other medical facilities in the capital Mogadishu have been overwhelmed by an influx of casualties while ongoing heavy fighting has prevented many other injured people from obtaining urgently needed medical care. The number of civilian casualties of fighting between government forces, backed by African Union peacekeepers, and Islamist insurgents are rising in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, with civil society sources accusing the peacekeeping mission of being responsible for the bulk of them. For years, Somalis have been struggling daily to survive amid armed conflict, destitution and a lack of basic services. Young doctors and nurses defies security risks to run the Medina Hospital, which provides badly needed surgical and medical services in Mogadishu.///Civilian heading to a market in downtown Mogadishu. Credit: Andre Liohn / Polaris (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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War torn Mogadishu's Medina Hospital
November 20, 2010, Mogadishu, Somalia: In Somalia, hospitals and other medical facilities in the capital Mogadishu have been overwhelmed by an influx of casualties while ongoing heavy fighting has prevented many other injured people from obtaining urgently needed medical care. The number of civilian casualties of fighting between government forces, backed by African Union peacekeepers, and Islamist insurgents are rising in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, with civil society sources accusing the peacekeeping mission of being responsible for the bulk of them. For years, Somalis have been struggling daily to survive amid armed conflict, destitution and a lack of basic services. Young doctors and nurses defies security risks to run the Medina Hospital, which provides badly needed surgical and medical services in Mogadishu.///Armed soldier at a downtown Mogadishu market. Credit: Andre Liohn / Polaris (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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War torn Mogadishu's Medina Hospital
November 20, 2010, Mogadishu, Somalia: In Somalia, hospitals and other medical facilities in the capital Mogadishu have been overwhelmed by an influx of casualties while ongoing heavy fighting has prevented many other injured people from obtaining urgently needed medical care. The number of civilian casualties of fighting between government forces, backed by African Union peacekeepers, and Islamist insurgents are rising in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, with civil society sources accusing the peacekeeping mission of being responsible for the bulk of them. For years, Somalis have been struggling daily to survive amid armed conflict, destitution and a lack of basic services. Young doctors and nurses defies security risks to run the Medina Hospital, which provides badly needed surgical and medical services in Mogadishu.///Civilians walk through downtown Mogadishu. Credit: Andre Liohn / Polaris (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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War torn Mogadishu's Medina Hospital
November 20, 2010, Mogadishu, Somalia: In Somalia, hospitals and other medical facilities in the capital Mogadishu have been overwhelmed by an influx of casualties while ongoing heavy fighting has prevented many other injured people from obtaining urgently needed medical care. The number of civilian casualties of fighting between government forces, backed by African Union peacekeepers, and Islamist insurgents are rising in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, with civil society sources accusing the peacekeeping mission of being responsible for the bulk of them. For years, Somalis have been struggling daily to survive amid armed conflict, destitution and a lack of basic services. Young doctors and nurses defies security risks to run the Medina Hospital, which provides badly needed surgical and medical services in Mogadishu.///Women at a downtown Mogadishu market. Credit: Andre Liohn / Polaris (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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