The impact of the region’s water supply sanitation systems cannot be underestimated, said Dr Tedros. Read more at straitstimes.com.
and are preparing to respond to an array of health risks including trauma, drowning and waterborne diseases like cholera, officials said on Thursday., which sent waters cascading across the war zone of southern Ukraine in the early hours of Tuesday, forcing tens of thousands to flee their homes.
“The WHO has rushed in to support the authorities and health care workers in preventive measures against waterborne diseases and to improve disease surveillance.” She said that the WHO was working with Ukraine’s health ministry to put mechanisms in place to ensure that vaccines can be imported if needed.
WHO’s Emergencies Director Mike Ryan said the WHO has offered assistance to Russian-controlled areas, but that its operational presence was “primarily” on the Ukrainian side.
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