# @who on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CbDYCvwsAwR
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/76822391-who-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2022-03-13T17:40:55.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) — https://gondola.cc/WHO

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drtedros, unicefchief Catherine Russell, atayesheunfpa call for an immediate cessation of all attacks on health care in #Ukraine.

The horrific attacks on healthcare in 🇺🇦 are killing & causing serious injuries to patients & #healthworkers, destroying vital health infrastructure & forcing thousands to forgo accessing health services despite catastrophic needs.

To attack the most vulnerable – babies, children, pregnant women, & those already suffering from illness & disease, & health workers risking their own lives to save lives – is an act of unconscionable cruelty. 

Since the start of the war, 31 attacks on health care have been documented via the WHO’s Surveillance System for Attacks on Health Care. In 24 incidents health care facilities were damaged or destroyed, while in 5 cases ambulances were damaged or destroyed. These attacks have led to at least 12 deaths & 34 injuries, & affected access to and availability of essential health services. 

The health system in 🇺🇦 is clearly under significant strain, & its collapse would be a catastrophe. Every effort must be made to prevent this from happening. 

Humanitarian partners health workers must be able to safely maintain & strengthen essential health service delivery, incl. immunization against #COVID19 & polio, & the supply of life-saving medicines for civilians across 🇺🇦 as well as to refugees.

It is critical that humanitarian actors have safe & unimpeded access to reach ALL civilians in need wherever they may be. 
unicef, unfpa & WHO are working with partners to scale up life-saving services & support to meet urgent health needs. 

Health care & services should be protected from all acts of violence & obstruction. For the sake of health workers, & for all people in Ukraine who need access to the lifesaving services they provide, attacks on all health care & other civilian infrastructure must stop. 

Finally, we call for an immediate ceasefire, which includes unhindered access so that people in need can access humanitarian assistance. A peaceful resolution to end the war in Ukraine is possible.

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covid19, ukraine, healthworkers

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