Published December 19,2023
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The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday warned that Ukraine is getting into its second winter of the Russian battle with an “increasing disease burden” on well being care.
”We are entering the second winter, which will be cold and long winter and has also public health effects,” Jarno Habicht, the WHO consultant in Ukraine, advised a UN briefing in Geneva through video hyperlink.
Habicht underscored that the UN company has seen an “increasing disease burden” on well being care because the starting of the battle on Feb. 24, 2022, as a result of battle’s affect on well being and public well being.
”So even if the war would end today, the health needs of millions of people across the whole Ukraine will be high and increasing,” he warned, and mentioned the disruption of the well being system is “high.”
”While we were optimistic last year that restoring the health system can be fast, it takes time,” he added.
Citing the evaluations of the WHO and its well being companions, Habicht mentioned 7.8 million folks could have well being wants in 2024.
He mentioned that they’re aiming to succeed in 3.8 million folks in that interval, including: “This is something where we need to put all of our efforts to reach to all of those civilians, many of those who are elderly, and children.”
Regarding assaults on well being care, he mentioned that the WHO verified greater than 1,400 assaults on well being care that prompted “many civilian casualties.”
”And these attacks continue,” he mentioned.
Source: www.anews.com.tr