Half of all health facilities in war-torn Yemen now closed; medicines urgently needed – UN
Mar 29, 2017, at 01:55 pm
New York, Mar 29 (Just Earth News): More than 14 million people in Yemen have no access to health services, the United Nations health agency on Tuesday said, warning that transportation of medical personnel and treatment for the injured is getting increasingly difficult as this week the fighting enters its third year.
UN health agency denounces attacks on health facilities in Syria
Nov 18, 2016, at 04:16 am
New York, Nov 17 (Just Earth News): The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday condemned attacks on five Syrian hospitals – including two trauma centres and an emergency obstetric centre – as well as a mobile medical clinic, and demanded that all parties to the five-year conflict respect the neutrality of health workers, health facilities and medical supplies.