S. Sudan army accused of destroying Duk county hospital
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July 5, 2015(BOR) - The proprietor of John Dau Foundation, who runs
Duk hospital in South Sudan’s Jonglei state has accused country’s
national army of allegedly causing more damages to what remained at
the health unit after rebels demolished it last year.
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Jonglei state’s Twic East county has lost its only hospital after it
burnt to the ground on 24 March 2015 (Photo courtesy of Chol E. Majok)
Dheu Deng Leek, in his letter to the president, defence minister,
Jonglei governor and Duk county lawmakers, asked the president to hold
those responsible accountable.
The army recently stationed at Patueno, the 2 July letter stated, were
allegedly involved in removing roofs from the hospital’s buildings as
well as schools.
“I am horrified by the news that rogue military servicemen, part of
the SPLA contingent currently deployed in Patuenoi village of Duk
County went to Duk Payuel and destroyed what was left of the Duk Lost
Boys Hospital, in addition to the damage that had been done by the
rebels in 2013. The eight hospital buildings are now a pile of
destroyed walls and rubble”, read part of the letter addressed to the
South Sudanese leader.
A team led by the hospital’s founder reportedly visited Duk Payuel in
February 2015 to check the level of damages done by the rebels.
Following their visit, the donors and members of the foundation
expressed commitment, planning to rebuild, refurnish, and restock the
hospital facilities to deliver critically needed medical services to
our citizens.
“The JDF [John Dau Foundation] board of directors, the governing body
of this organisation and donors need an explanation why the soldiers
did this and what action will be taken to curtail unruliness of these
soldiers”, stressed the JDF’s letter.
“Donors, who generously share their hard-earned money with the
war-ravaged and impoverished people of our country, are outraged
seeing wave after wave of meaningless destruction of what they have
helped build. Why should they continue to help if you do not require
protection of these facilities and their workers?” it added.
The second and complete destruction of the hospital, would implicate
the rebuilding of the rubble from donors’ prospective, the JDF founder
said in his letter to the president.
“I must now let every donor know that the government’s soldiers have
punched the last blow to the hospital that donors helped build. It
would have been prudent for the soldiers to move into these buildings
and live in them instead of breaking them down to build their living
quarters with these buildings parts”, the 2 July noted.
Operational in the remote part of Jonglei state, Duk county hospital
for the past eight years, the health facility currently provide
services to more than 130,000 patients.
The office of the president, Sudan Tribune understands, is yet to
officially respond to JDF’s letter.
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