MSF/Médecins Sans Frontières [to 10 May 2014]

Central African Republic: MSF Reduces Medical Activities Following Massacre
May 05, 2014
Excerpt
BANGUI, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC—Following the brutal killing of more than one dozen civilians and three of its humanitarian workers in a hospital in the Central African Republic (CAR) last month, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) today announced a one-week reduction of its activities in the country.
MSF is reducing its activities in CAR and in neighboring countries where it is supporting Central African refugees. The organization is also evaluating the working environment for its staff and the broader potential impact on its medical activities of the armed robbery and resulting massacre at the main hospital in the northern town of Boguila, in Ouham Prefecture on April 26, in which 16 people, including the three MSF workers, were killed.
“We urge the transitional government in CAR and all armed groups involved in the conflict to immediately and publicly condemn this horrific attack,” said Arjan Hehenkamp, general director of MSF. “We demand that all armed groups take responsibility for the population living in areas under their control, publicly commit to reining in their troops, and respect civilians and humanitarian workers.”…

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