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Ukraine Update: More
Russian Strikes on
Health Targets
By Damian McNamara; MA
March 16,2022
As the war in Ukraine enters its fourth week, the
World Health Organization reports that 43 hospitals, clinics, and
ambulances have been bombed inside the country thus far:
"We have never seen globally this rate of attacks on health care. Health
is becominga target in these situations. It's becoming part of the
strategy and tactics of war;" said Michael Ryan; MD, executive director
ofthe WHO's Health Emergencies Program:
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
@DrTedros
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@WHO's priority remains to support #healthworkers & the
health system in #Ukraine to provide care & meet immediate
health needs. So far;
we've sent about 100 metric tonnes of
supplies, incl. equipment;
& are
coordinating the deployment
nf 20
Emerdencv Medical Teams
Of eynerts