Challenges Facing Syria’s Health Sector under Ongoing Terrorist War to Be Highlighted
DAMASCUS, (ST)-The health situation in Syria, the growing challenges facing the Syrian health sector particularly under the unfair US and European economic sanctions on Syria and the efforts being exerted by the Syrian government as to meet citizens’ needs of health care and medicines are some of the topics to be focused on by Syria’s delegation to the 69th Conference of the World Health Assembly (WHA) due to kick off tomorrow at the UN Headquarters in Geneva.
Representatives of the 194 WHA member countries in addition to delegates of concerned international organizations and commissions plus international donors will take part in the conference.
Health Minister Nizar Yazigi, who leads the Syrian delegation to the WHA conference, said in a statement to the press that the meeting is an opportunity for all participants to exchange views, expertise and health policies. It will also be an opportunity to explain the health situation in Syria and the challenged facing the health sector there under the ongoing terrorist war on the country and the western economic sanctions which have been affecting the Syrian people in the first place, Yazigi added.
He pointed out that he will hold meetings with the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Director of the WHO for the East Mediterranean region and a number of counterparts to discuss cooperation as to improve the health situation in Syria.
The six-day conferences is due to tackle the health situation in occupied Palestine and the occupied Syria Golan and to focus on methods of fighting dangerous and infectious diseases and the flu pandemic besides other financial and reform issues.
Hamda Mustafa