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Canada's federal well being minister has pledged to evoke assist from his worldwide colleagues for rebuilding the besieged health-care system in Ukraine, the place services and ambulances have come below assault throughout the Russian invasion.
“I do know not simply Canadians however everybody world wide are shocked and distressed concerning the devastating impression the invasion is having on Ukraine's important health-care staff, well being infrastructure, and entry to medical provides,” Well being Minister Jean-Yves Duclos wrote Thursday to his Ukrainian counterpart, Dr. Viktor Liashko.
Duclos additionally wrote that Ukraine may have Canada's assist on the ongoing G7 well being ministers assembly in Berlin, and subsequent week on the World Well being Meeting in Geneva.
“We are going to talk about how the G7 can help sooner or later rebuilding of Ukraine's well being system.”
The letter was additionally directed to G7 well being ministers and Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Well being Group, the worldwide well being company on the United Nations.
Earlier this week, the WHO referred to as for an investigation into Russian assaults on well being services in Ukraine, having confirmed greater than 200 such assaults because the battle started.
“I'm so disheartened, as a medical physician myself, to listen to the medical doctors telling of how the health-care services, all of them have been touched by heavy fireplace,” WHO European regional director Hans Kluge stated of his current go to to Chernihiv Oblast in Ukraine.
“Well being care ought to by no means be a goal.”
Duclos instructed the Ukrainian well being minister that he would co-sponsor his decision to underscore the significance of defending the health-care workforce, medical assist and well being infrastructure in Ukraine.
Whereas Canada has already offered well being providers and assist to Ukraine, Duclos says it should do extra.
“We are able to and should proceed to supply assist and help,” he wrote.
Duclos has additionally requested for a bilateral assembly with Liashko to debate particulars.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Could 19, 2022.
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