WHO says there were 64 instances of attacks on health care since Ukraine war started


  • World
  • Thursday, 24 Mar 2022

Volunteers build up a tent for humanitarian aid point at Freedom Square as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in Kharkiv, Ukraine March 18, 2022. REUTERS/Oleksandr Lapshyn

(Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday it had verified 64 instances of attacks on health care in Ukraine between Feb. 24 and March 21 resulting in 15 deaths and 37 injuries.

Close to 7 million Ukrainians have been internally displaced in the one month of war, with one in three of them suffering from a chronic health condition, according to the global health agency.

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