WORLD · AI-ASSISTED SUMMARY
WHO delivers 6,450 medical consultations in southern Libya with EU and Japan support
WHY IT MATTERS
The effort supplies life‑saving care to a remote, underserved population, reduces disease burden, and strengthens referral networks, illustrating how international cooperation sustains health services amid conflict.
What happened
Between 19 July and 30 September 2026, the World Health Organization, backed by the European Union’s ECHO programme and the Government of Japan, sent five doctors to Al Qatrun Rural Hospital in Libya’s Murzuq District. The team performed 6,450 consultations, including 2,775 paediatric, 1,395 emergency, 1,328 obstetric‑gynaecological and 952 internal‑medicine visits.
They treated 1,065 cases of acute respiratory infection and 688 trauma incidents, screened 941 children for malnutrition—identifying 111 with moderate acute malnutrition—and arranged 331 referrals for specialised care, many to Sabha Medical Centre 380 km away. The operation faced limited infrastructure, shortages of oxygen, medicines, diagnostics, electricity, fuel and transport, yet maintained essential services.
WHO continues to monitor supplies, coordinate with local authorities and identify gaps in emergency, neonatal and referral care.
LINKED SOURCES
WHO delivers over 6400 medical consultations in southern Libya with support from the EU and Japan
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