Published February 23,2023
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World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus confirmed Wednesday that there have been at the very least 802 assaults on healthcare in Ukraine for the reason that starting of the warfare.
The assaults have resulted in 101 deaths of well being personnel and sufferers, Ghebreyesus stated at a press convention.
He stated the warfare is exacerbating well being wants, together with for psychological well being and psychosocial help, rehabilitation, therapy for continual illnesses and others similar to most cancers, HIV and tuberculosis and vaccinations for measles, polio and pneumonia and COVID-19.
“These gaps are a risk to health today and for the future. The WHO is working closely with partners in Ukraine and has reached 8.4 million people with health interventions,” he stated.
His remarks got here forward of the primary anniversary of the warfare staged by Russia on Feb. 24.
TÜRKİYE EARTHQUAKES
Turning to the earthquakes in Türkiye, the WHO chief stated at the very least 15 hospitals had been broken and plenty of well being services affected.
In Syria, seven hospitals and 145 well being services have been broken, stated Ghebreyesus, including that 26 million folks have been affected on account of the quakes that occurred on Feb. 6.
More than 45,000 folks have died in Türkiye’s earthquakes up to now.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
