Nearly 2,000 attacks on Ukrainian health services during war: WHO
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Copenhagen: A total of 1,940 attacks on healthcare services in Ukraine have been registered since the start of Russia s offensive in February 2022, th...
Copenhagen: A total of 1,940 attacks on healthcare services in Ukraine have been registered since the start of Russia's offensive in February 2022, the European branch of the World Health Organization said Monday.
The WHO said the attacks on a range of facilities, equipment and staff have intensified and the number of victims had risen since December 2023.
"This is the highest number the WHO has ever recorded in any humanitarian emergency globally to date," it said in a statement.
The UN agency noted the attacks had become increasingly dangerous.
"Last year, 24 deaths among health workers and patients were documented, but during the first 7.5 months of 2024, a total of 34 people have died from attacks on healthcare," the WHO said.
