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Reuters
Reuters
Health
Katharine Houreld

Main hospital in Ethiopia's Tigray's region runs out of food

Empty hospital beds are seen in the Ayder referral Hospital, as patients were sent home after food supplies ran out, in the city of Mekelle, Tigray region, Ethiopia, April 21, 2022. REUTERS/Stringer

The main hospital in Ethiopia's war-ravaged region of Tigray has sent home 240 patients after food supplies ran out last week, officials said.

The decision by Ayder Referral Hospital in Tigray's capital Mekelle underscores how little food aid is reaching the region despite the government's declaration in March of a unilateral truce to allow aid deliveries.

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