“The community of Al Maamoura was facing a very poor economic and health situation even before the COVID-19 pandemic. Now it has become even worse,” states Dr. Hussam Elaribi, a 31-year-old doctor from the Village Hospital of Al Maamoura. Al Maamoura is among the areas in Western Libya most affected by the conflict. “While COVID-19...
When intense clashes erupted in Murzuq in 2019, 39-year-old Wardkoo, his wife Harday and their 5-year-old daughter Sukka, had no choice but to leave their family-run photocopy center and move 100 km east, to the small city of Umm al-Aranib.
On January 27th, 2021, a large truck lost control on the coastal road of Sabratha, crashed into four cars and killed five people. Witnesses tried to reach out for help, but with no Emergency Center nearby to answer respond on time. The 17 February Health Care Center, previously known as Tellil Health Care Center, is...
Benghazi is the second-most populous city in Libya, with an estimated population of 632,937 in 2019. It is also the largest city in the east of the country. The Benghazi Children Hospital is a health facility with infrastructural weaknesses, including obsolete installations and a serious lack of medical equipment and supplies. As a consequence, it...