Recent attacks on hospitals in Aleppo 'can amount to war crimes' – UNICEF
“Health facilities must never be attacked or damaged, and health workers should be allowed to provide medical treatment and services to all people in need wherever they are inside Syria,” said a statement issued on Tuesday by the UN agency.
The four hospitals and a blood blank were reportedly hit several times on 23 and 24 July, disrupting key life-saving health services for up to 300,000 civilians, the statement noted.
According to reports, a two-day-old baby died in his incubator due to interruptions in the oxygen supply as a result of air strikes on al-Hakim.
“This UNICEF-supported paediatric hospital, the only one in the city, was reportedly hit twice in less than 12 hours,” the statement said.
These hospitals in the al-Shaar neighbourhood make up half of all health facilities operating in the area.
“Health facilities in Syria are being attacked with alarming ferocity,” the statement said, citing the World Health Organization's estimates of more than forty attacks this year.
It is estimated that nearly sixty per cent of public hospitals in the country have closed or are only partially functional, the statement added.
Photo: OCHA/Gemma Connell
Source: www.justearthnews.com
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