A hospital treating casualties of Cyclone Pam in Vanuatu says it's running desperately short of blood. Full Story: This hospital in the Vanuatu capital is among the casualties of Cyclone Pam. Temporary wards have been opened to treat patients injured when the category five storm hit over the weekend. Medicines are in short supply, as is blood. [Unidentified Person]: "We're quite short. I think we've got about maybe 15 blood bags in the fridge at the moment. We expect to use most of that today." International aid agencies on Wednesday stepped up their appeals for help for one of the world's poorest nations. [Alice Clements, Communications Specialist, UNICEF Pacific]: "They have to be delivering aid in a way that is prioritised and that's fair, and if you deliver aid to only 70 per cent of that community then there's a real potential to create a big problem and potentially rifts in that community that will last for generations." The storm wiped out buildings, crops and fishing... ( More) | 
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