WHO “very concerned” about possible attacks on hospitals in Ukraine

The World Health Organization (WHO) expressed his “concern” on Wednesday about reports of attacks on hospitals and health sites during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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“We are very concerned because of information about attacks against health facilities,” said the general director of the whoTedros Ghebreyesus, in an online press conference.

“The sanity and neutrality of health care, including health workers, supplies, transportation and patient facilities, as well as the right to safe access to such care must be respected and protected,” he stressed.

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The who He reiterated his call to establish humanitarian corridors, especially for the transport of oxygen, whose reserves in Ukraine are particularly low.

A first shipment of medical equipment by the whoincluding surgical kits, will arrive in Poland on Thursday, it added.

According to this UN body, an incident was confirmed last week, which consisted of an attack with heavy weapons against a hospital that caused four deaths and 10 injuries, including six health workers.

The WHO is currently verifying other attacks of which it has been informed, according to its director.

In the early hours of this Wednesday, according to Ukrainian authorities, Russian airborne troops landed in Kharkov, attacking a hospital in the country’s second largest city, near the border with Russia.

The UN estimates that at least one million people have been displaced inside Ukraine due to the Russian invasion. In addition, another 870,000 have left the country, heading towards neighbors, a figure that is expected to increase very “quickly”, the UN warned.

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Source: Elcomercio

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