“I used my mobile phone torchlight to carry out emergency surgery with a 28-year-old man,” said a doctor who was on duty on one of the affected wards. Lack of electricity force women to deliver by candlelightLast week, Dormue Korkollie, 26, delivered her baby boy by candlelight at the Phebe Hospital. A doctor at the Phebe Hospital, where Dormue welcomed her child, said the team usually asks pregnant mothers to provide their own lighting. At Phebe Hospital, when authorities fail to purchase fuel for generators, doctors do whatever it takes to save lives. With the current cost of diesel to run generators, the situation is dire,” said Dr. Jefferson Sibley, medical director of Phebe Hospital.

Source: Front Page Africa March 06, 2020 05:37 UTC