Fever, malnutrition, child deaths: The Irish medics fighting to save Afghan patients

Dr James Lee: 'I remember seeing four women and children regularly die before the day shift ended, from preventable causes.' Picture: MSF

“No weapons past this point” warns a sign on the wall of a hospital emergency department accessed through two narrow doors — one for women and one for men from a dusty road.

On a typical day, 1,000 people will pour into this unit at Boost Hospital in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, among them 700 women and children.