Gambo hospital lacks basic facilities
A 1978 building in southeastern Central African Republic operates without an operating room or adequate medical supplies.
The hospital in Gambo, Mbomou prefecture, operates from a building constructed in 1978, lacking an operating room and essential medical resources.
Two qualified agents provide care amidst shortages of beds, mattresses, and electricity, forcing some patients to travel 75 kilometers to Bangassou for treatment, with reports of deaths during these journeys.
The facility houses multiple services including consultations, general medicine, pediatrics, and surgery within the same inadequate spaces, failing to meet the community's healthcare needs.
Why it mattersResidents of Gambo and surrounding areas lack adequate medical care due to the hospital's severe infrastructure and resource deficiencies.