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Tunisia Faces Hospital Pressure as Severe Heat Wave Drives Deaths
(MENAFN) Several deaths are reported at hospitals across Tunisia as an intense heat wave continues to affect much of the country, with doctors warning that the healthcare system is facing unprecedented pressure.
The Tunisian Organization of Young Doctors says emergency departments are experiencing a sharp rise in both fatalities and admissions linked to heatstroke and extreme temperatures. The group also reports that some patients have died inside emergency departments.
Medical staff are facing “extreme exhaustion under pressure exceeding the capacity of the health system,” according to the doctors’ organization, which warns that the growing number of heat-related cases is placing severe strain on hospitals and their personnel.
The group says departments within the Health Ministry have gathered information on heat-related deaths, heatstroke cases and intensive care capacity, but official statistics have not yet been released.
In response to the escalating situation, the organization calls for the “immediate declaration of a health emergency.”
Wajih Dhakkar, head of the doctors’ organization, says the group records 13 deaths within a 24-hour period at Habib Bourguiba Hospital in the eastern city of Sfax.
Tunisian authorities have not yet published official figures confirming the number of deaths attributed to the heat wave.
The country has been experiencing a particularly severe heat wave since Wednesday, with extremely high temperatures affecting large parts of Tunisia.
The Tunisian Organization of Young Doctors says emergency departments are experiencing a sharp rise in both fatalities and admissions linked to heatstroke and extreme temperatures. The group also reports that some patients have died inside emergency departments.
Medical staff are facing “extreme exhaustion under pressure exceeding the capacity of the health system,” according to the doctors’ organization, which warns that the growing number of heat-related cases is placing severe strain on hospitals and their personnel.
The group says departments within the Health Ministry have gathered information on heat-related deaths, heatstroke cases and intensive care capacity, but official statistics have not yet been released.
In response to the escalating situation, the organization calls for the “immediate declaration of a health emergency.”
Wajih Dhakkar, head of the doctors’ organization, says the group records 13 deaths within a 24-hour period at Habib Bourguiba Hospital in the eastern city of Sfax.
Tunisian authorities have not yet published official figures confirming the number of deaths attributed to the heat wave.
The country has been experiencing a particularly severe heat wave since Wednesday, with extremely high temperatures affecting large parts of Tunisia.
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