Thousands of people in Ukraine have suffered complex war-related injuries and need rehabilitation services and equipment to help them, a senior World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Tuesday, as quoted by Reuters and Agerpres.
These complex injuries include fractures, amputations, spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries and burns, Dr. Satish Mishra of the WHO Regional Office for Europe told a press conference.
Attacks on medical institutions, a decrease in the number of medical workers due to displacement and a lack of electricity make it difficult for Ukrainians to receive help, he added.
Even before the war, in 2019, about half of Ukraine’s population could use rehabilitation services, most of which are related to non-communicable diseases such as diabetes or cardiovascular disease, said Dr. Cathal Morgan, another WHO representative.
Since then, the pandemic and war have greatly increased the need for rehabilitation services, Cathal Morgan added.
“Hence the need for emergency care,” she also said. By comparison, in 2019, about 2 in 5 people in the European region suffered from illnesses that may have required rehabilitation services, according to Dr. Cathal Morgan.
Officially, Russia still maintains that its attacks in Ukraine are not aimed at civilians, although in recent months Moscow propaganda has become more and more open about the purpose of kamikaze missile and drone attacks to terrorize Ukrainian civilians.
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