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LIVE: @DrTedros briefs the @UN Security Council on the health crisis in #Ukraine twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

@DrTedros @UN "The war in #Ukraine is having devastating consequences for the health of Ukraine’s people; consequences that will reverberate for years or decades to come"-@DrTedros

@DrTedros @UN "There is severe disruption to health services and access to basic commodities, as a result of widespread destruction of infrastructure, including health facilities"-@DrTedros #Ukraine

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@DrTedros @UN "WHO has verified 43 attacks on health care, with 12 people killed and 34 injured, including #healthworkers. In any conflict, attacks on health care are a violation of international humanitarian law"-@DrTedros #NotATarget

@DrTedros @UN "They deprive people of urgently-needed care and break already-strained health systems"-@DrTedros #Ukraine

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@DrTedros @UN "The disruption to services and supplies in #Ukraine is posing an extreme risk to people with cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, HIV and tuberculosis, which are among the leading causes of mortality in Ukraine"-@DrTedros

@DrTedros @UN "Displacement, poor shelter, and overcrowded living conditions caused by the conflict are likely to increase the risk of diseases such as measles, pneumonia and polio"-@DrTedros #Ukraine

@DrTedros @UN "Services for #mentalhealth and psychosocial support are urgently needed to help people cope with the effects of the war"-@DrTedros

@DrTedros @UN "There are more than 35,000 #mentalhealth patients in Ukrainian psychiatric hospitals and long-term care facilities, which are facing severe shortages of medicines, food, heating, blankets and more"-@DrTedros #Ukraine

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@DrTedros @UN "The war is also exacerbating the impact of the #COVID19 pandemic in #Ukraine. With just 1/3 of the adult population fully vaccinated, this increases the risk of large numbers of people developing severe disease"-@DrTedros

@DrTedros @UN "Critical shortages of oxygen will have an impact on the ability to treat patients with #COVID19 and many other conditions"-@DrTedros #Ukraine

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@DrTedros @UN "At least 8 facilities for producing and storing liquid oxygen have now closed, and we are seeking ways of accessing oxygen from neighbouring countries and ways to deliver it safely to where it’s needed"-@DrTedros #Ukraine

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@DrTedros @UN "WHO is on the ground, working with the @MoH_Ukraine and partners to support #healthworkers and the health system to provide care to meet immediate health needs"-@DrTedros

@DrTedros @UN @MoH_Ukraine "So far, we've sent about 100 metric tonnes of medical supplies, incl. oxygen, insulin, surgical supplies, anaesthetics, and blood transfusion kits – enough for 4,500 trauma patients and 450,000 primary health care patients, for one month"-@DrTedros

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@DrTedros @UN @MoH_Ukraine "Other equipment, including oxygen generators, electrical generators and defibrillators have also been delivered, and we are preparing to send a further 108 metric tonnes"-@DrTedros #Ukraine

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@DrTedros @UN @MoH_Ukraine "We have now established supply lines from our warehouse in Lviv to many cities of #Ukraine, but challenges with access remain. We have critical supplies ready for @UN joint convoys to enter difficult areas, but so far we have not been successful"-@DrTedros

@DrTedros @UN @MoH_Ukraine "Today, for example, the @UN convoy to Sumy that included a WHO truck carrying critical medical supplies was unable to enter.

Loads ready for Mariupol remain in staging areas and cannot proceed. Access to these, and other areas, is now critical"-@DrTedros #Ukraine

@DrTedros @UN @MoH_Ukraine "To support #Ukraine’s health system, WHO is coordinating the deployment of 20 Emergency Medical Teams, consisting of experts from many countries, to deliver care across a range of disciplines in 🇺🇦 & neighbouring countries that have been generous in welcoming refugees"-@DrTedros

@DrTedros @UN @MoH_Ukraine "Those needs are immense, and include continuity of care for basic illnesses, as well as more complex issues like cancer and renal dialysis, maternal and child health, HIV and TB, sexual and reproductive health and mental health"-@DrTedros #Ukraine

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@DrTedros @UN @MoH_Ukraine "Refugees, and many of those who remain in #Ukraine, are already very vulnerable – especially women and girls.

Protecting them from abuse and exploitation of all kinds must be a top priority for hosting governments – and for all international organizations"-@DrTedros

@DrTedros @UN @MoH_Ukraine "1️⃣ we urge the Security Council to work for an immediate ceasefire and a political solution. Prolonged conflict is in nobody’s interests and will only prolong the suffering of the most vulnerable. The life-saving medicine we need right now is peace"-@DrTedros #Ukraine

@DrTedros @UN @MoH_Ukraine "2️⃣ we urge all donors to support the response to humanitarian needs in #Ukraine and neighbouring countries, which are immense, and escalating every day"-@DrTedros

@DrTedros @UN @MoH_Ukraine "Thanks to donors who front-loaded WHO’s Contingency Fund for Emergencies, we were able to respond immediately, deploying more than $10 million to address immediate health needs. These funds were supplemented by additional funding from @UNCERF"-@DrTedros

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@DrTedros @UN @MoH_Ukraine @UNCERF "However, to sustain the response, we call on donors to fully fund the @UN’s emergency appeal. We thank those donors who have already pledged funding to meet the needs of people in #Ukraine"-@DrTedros

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@DrTedros @UN @MoH_Ukraine @UNCERF "3️⃣ although #Ukraine is rightly the focus of the 🌍’s attention, I urge you not to lose sight of the other crises in which people are suffering.
In #Afghanistan, 1/2+ the population is in need, with widespread malnutrition & a surge in measles, among other challenges"-@DrTedros

@DrTedros @UN @MoH_Ukraine @UNCERF "In #Ethiopia, the blockade of 6 million people in #Tigray for almost 500 days has created a catastrophic food and health crisis"-@DrTedros

https://twitter.com/DrTedros/status/1504218881669410819?s=20&t=z6UU1iPH0cPLZGy0RIXl2g

@DrTedros @UN @MoH_Ukraine @UNCERF "In #Syria, more than 12 million people are in need of health assistance, almost half of them children.

And in #Yemen, roughly 2/3 of the population, more than 20 million people, are estimated to be in need of health assistance"-@DrTedros

https://twitter.com/DrTedros/status/1504202262847045642?s=20&t=z6UU1iPH0cPLZGy0RIXl2g

@DrTedros @UN @MoH_Ukraine @UNCERF "In every case, the only solution is peace.

Our world needs peace more than ever.

As if #COVID19 is not enough, to have a devastating war like this is dangerous for the world"-@DrTedros

https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1258353687405170688?s=20&t=z6UU1iPH0cPLZGy0RIXl2g

@DrTedros @UN @MoH_Ukraine @UNCERF The full briefing by @DrTedros to the @UN Security Council on the health crisis in #Ukraine - 17 March 2022 ⬇️
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