In Ukraine, since the start of the war, “31 attacks on health care have been documented”, leaving “at least 12 dead and 34 injured”, according to a count communicated by UNICEF, which warns of a risk “collapse” of the healthcare system.
“The health care system in Ukraine is clearly under strain, and its collapse would be a disaster”, warn the directors general of Unicef, UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund) and WHO, in a joint statement issued on Sunday.
According to reports from the WHO’s Health Care Attack Monitoring System, in 24 of these incidents, health care facilities were damaged or destroyed, while in five cases, ambulances were damaged or destroyed. .
According to these agencies and organization, 4,300 births have taken place in Ukraine since the start of the war and 80,000 Ukrainian women are expected to give birth in the next three months.