South Sudan is among the countries in the world with the poorest access to health care. Coupled with the ongoing conflict, many people are unable to reach hospitals or medical clinics to get treatment.
This year, ICRC-supported hospitals in South Sudan have received and treated a significantly higher number of wounded people compared to the same period last year. In 2017 our teams carried out 834 medical evacuations, more than the total number in 2016 which was 471.
The ICRC evacuates weapon wounded people across South Sudan and brings them to hospitals so that they can receive medical care.
*UPDATE: The number of evacations has been updated in January 2018 to reflect the total number recorded in 2017.