Before the bombing: High burden of traumatic injuries in Kunduz Trauma Center, Kunduz, Afghanistan
This study demonstrates the impact on healthcare provision, after an airstrike hit the centre
Abstract
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been providing healthcare in Afghanistan since 1981 including specialized health services for trauma patients in Kunduz Trauma Center (KTC) from 2011. On October 2015, a US airstrike hit the KTC, killing 42 people including 14 MSF staff. This study aims to demonstrate the impact on healthcare provision, after hospital destruction, by assessing the extent of care provided for trauma and injuries by the MSF KTC and to report on treatment outcomes from January 2014 to June 2015, 3 months prior to the bombing.
This research was supported by the UK Department for International Development’s Operational Research Capacity Building Programme led by the International Union Against TB and Lung Disease (The Union)
Citation
Hemat H, Shah S, Isaakidis P, Das M, Kyaw NTT, Zaheer S, Qasemy AQ, Zakir M, Mahama G, Van Overloop C, Dominguez L. Before the bombing: High burden of traumatic injuries in Kunduz Trauma Center, Kunduz, Afghanistan. PLoS One. 2017;12(3):e0165270.
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Before the bombing: High burden of traumatic injuries in Kunduz Trauma Center, Kunduz, Afghanistan