The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed 200 attacks on medical facilities in Ukraine since the start of the full-scale war, Director General Tedros Adhanom Gebrejesus said on Tuesday, calling on Russia to “stop this war,”
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Speaking from Kyiv after a two-day visit to Ukraine, Tedros said he was “deeply impressed” by what he saw and heard.
Tedros said attacks on medical facilities “must stop”, adding: “There are drugs that the WHO cannot deliver, and which Ukraine needs more than anything else – this is peace.”
“That is why we continue to call on Russia to stop this war,” he said.
Tedros said that he had discussed the health care situation in the country with the Ukrainian authorities and noted that the WHO would continue to support Ukraine’s health care system.
“My message to all the people of Ukraine is that the WHO supports you,” he said.
The head of the WHO said that despite the devastation, he also saw extreme resilience in Ukraine as people try to rebuild their lives.
“My stay here has had a great impact on me personally,” he said.
“As a person who grew up in a war zone, I understand very well how the people of Ukraine feel. I know the consequences, I know the devastation of the war by hearsay, and I was very, very sad when Russia invaded Ukraine,” he said. the head of the WHO.
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Since the beginning of the war, enemy shelling has killed 10 doctors and damaged about 500 hospitals, according to Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Lyudmila Denisova.
Source: Ukrgate
