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Over 100 health facilities in Lebanon forced to close, says WHO
24 October 2024 21:57 BST
The director of the World Health Organisation has said that over 100 health facilities in Lebanon have been forced to close as a result of Israel's war on the country.
This is roughly one-third of all operating health facilities in Lebanon.
"Hospitals and health workers are overwhelmed, and also being attacked," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a post on X on Thursday.
The conflict in #Lebanon has forced the closure of over 100 health facilities, about 1/3 of the country’s total. Hospitals and health workers are overwhelmed, and also being attacked. @WHO calls for:
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) October 24, 2024
1. safe, unhindered, and sustained humanitarian access; 2. financing the @UN…