MSF SUDAN: After heavy attacks at Tina, Sudan, MSF-supported Tine hospital closed
On 21 February, intense attacks were reported at Tina, Sudan, at the border with Chad. After taking up the city, Rapid Support Forces (RSF) were repelled on Sunday. Security at the border remains tense, forcing MSF and medical authorities to adapt their response in eastern Chad.
MSF-supported Tine hospital was closed due to its proximity to the border, and its activities were moved to a new empty hospital. Between Saturday and Sunday, around 40 patients reached the new facility where MSF has set up 8 stabilisation beds and is supporting the authorities’ response.
After the deterioration of the security situation, MSF had to reduce the number of staff in Tine. The population at the border has been subject to repeated attacks and displacement. Health workers and patients must be protected at all costs.
The photos below were taken by MSF staff arriving at the new hospital:
