THE World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Thursday that it is working with the Lebanese Ministry of Health to support hospitals, which are overwhelmed by the number of victims caused by the crisis. explosion of thousands of devices electronics in that country, an attack attributed to Israel by the Shiite militia Hezbollah.
In a video call from Beirut with the international press in Geneva, WHO Representative in Lebanon Abdinasir Abubakar praised the response and efforts of the ministry and health personnel, who They had prepared for a possible incident that could cause huge losses.as has happened in the last two days.
You mentioned that exercises have even been conducted in recent months, but The form and scale of the attack are unprecedented and made it difficult to respond to a health system already weakened by years of internal crisis.
The organization’s health emergencies director, Mike Ryan, says: “Lebanon’s entire health system is under immense pressure“, despite the preparations that were made, which included the advance provision of medical supplies and the training of more than 5,000 health workers.
Following the attacks, WHO distributed trauma and emergency surgical equipment to supplement supplies it had in stock at 23 hospitals. The organization says it is now trying to help cover other immediate needs, such as blood supplies and blood test kits.
