A clinic operated by the charity Doctors Without Border in Mogadishu, Somalia, was forced to close due to increased insecurity in the region, the charity said on Wednesday, reports Reuters.

The clinic has provided health care to hundreds of children and pregnant women daily.

“The closure comes following a further deterioration of the situation in the area where the clinic is located,” the charity said in a statement. “There has been a notable increase in violence, including mortars landing close to the clinic,” it said.

With more than 8,000 civilian casualties in the nation since the start of last year, the capital of Somalia is one of the most dangerous places for aid workers to serve, the news service said.