Attacks on health personnel and infrastructure must stop immediately in Ukraine. That was demanded this Sunday by various UN agencies.
“Attacking in this way the most vulnerable, babies, children, pregnant women and those who are already sick, as well as health personnel who risk their lives to help save others, is an inadmissible act of cruelty,” underlines a joint statement. of the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Agency for Children (UNICEF) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
The three agencies call for a ceasefire.
Since the beginning of the Russian invasion, on February 24, there were 31 attacks against health personnel and infrastructure, according to the WHO.
In 24 incidents, health infrastructure was destroyed or damaged, while in 5 cases ambulances were shot at or destroyed.
These attacks caused 12 dead and 34 wounded, according to the latest balance published on Sunday by the WHO in a joint statement. The organization specifies that it is investigating other incidents.
the international community actually condemned the bombing of a children’s hospital in Mariupol, where images of injured pregnant women came from. The attack left three dead, including a girl.
“Attacks on medical personnel have a direct impact on people’s ability to access basic care, in particular women, children and other vulnerable groups”, underlines the joint statement. (I)
Source: Eluniverso
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