3 minutes agoO BSH: 43 health care facilities destroyed in Ukraine
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)The head of the World Health Organisation has asked the UN to work for an emergency ceasefire in Ukraine. “as if COVID was not enough. A devastating war like this is dangerous for the world” the head of O BSH, Tedros Ghebrès. WHO has identified 43 Russian attacks on the healthcare facilities in Ukraine, with [...]
“as if COVID was not enough. A devastating war like this is dangerous for the world” the head of O BSH, Tedros Ghebrès.
O The BSH has identified 43 Russian attacks on health care facilities in Ukraine, with at least 12 people including health workers killed and 34 injured.
“in any conflict, attacks on health care are a violation of international humanitarian law,” said Tedros.
He said the attacks have led to severe disruptions of health services and access to basic health goods in Ukraine, warning that the consequences of the “attack will be echoed for years, or decades in succession”.
