Seven days of chaos in the ER: How this country's healthcare system is unraveling

NPR News Tuesday 10 November 2026, 12:48 UTC By Durrie Bouscaren 1 min read

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Renewed fighting has pushed Ethiopia's healthcare system close to collapse: "The whole emergency (room) was flooded with war trauma patients," one surgeon says of a brutal week in September.(Image credit: AFP)

Renewed fighting has pushed Ethiopia's healthcare system close to collapse: "The whole emergency (room) was flooded with war trauma patients," one surgeon says of a brutal week in September.

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