MEKELE, Ethiopia (AP) — Chandera Weldesenbet is worried about dying before he receives the help he needs.
The 41-year-old veteran of the recent war in Ethiopia’s Tigray region has metal shrapnel in his body that is yet to be removed, more than two years after the fighting ended.
Unable to get specialized medical care, Chandera is bedridden most of the time because of the pain. He is one of many casualties whose untreated or poorly treated injuries are a reminder of the war’s toll.
“When I think about my future prospect and my ability to raise a child in such hardship and circumstances, I feel hopeless,” he said, with a toddler at
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