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ICRC conducts war-surgery seminars in Bangui

    NAIROBI
    The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) held a war-surgery seminar in Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic (CAR), from 16 to 19 Oct in cooperation with the Ministry of Public Health and Population and the Ministry of Defence, the ICRC reported on Friday. The seminar, led by a senior ICRC surgeon, was attended by 65 civilians, military officers and university professors, including 38 Central African surgeons. "It enabled participants to exchange experiences and engage in fruitful discussions on various topics such as the rights and duties of medical teams in wartime under international humanitarian law, the epidemiology of war wounds and the basic principles involved in treating war casualties," the ICRC reported. CAR has suffered three mutinies in 1996 and 1997 and an attempted coup in May 2001. Those who took part in the seminar had been involved in treating wounded soldiers and civilians during these events. A similar seminar also took place last week in N'Djamena, the capital of neighbouring Chad.

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