The international medical humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Borders, has announced that it is withdrawing its staff from Zurmi Hospital in Zamfara State due to the worsening security situation in the area.
The international medical humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières ( MSF ), also known as Doctors Without Borders , has announced that it is withdrawing its staff from Zurmi Hospital in Zamfara State due to the worsening security situation in the area.
The ongoing armed confrontations in Zurmi town have put the local population and medical missions at risk. Thousands of people have been displaced as a result of the clashes and are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance.
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