The World Health Organization reports the health care system in eastern Ukraine’s conflict-ridden Donbas region is collapsing. WHO says more than five million people affected by the humanitarian crisis in areas under the control of pro-Russian militants fighting for a separate state are in dire need of health care services.
Ukraine’s health care system was broken prior to the outbreak of fighting between Russia-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine and the government in Kyiv in March. But, now it is completely collapsing, especially in areas where fighting is taking place.
The World Health Organization says people trapped in the cities of Luhansk and …read more
Source: Voice of America
