US EditionWHO Says Attacks in Southern Lebanon Kill Nine Paramedics
The World Health Organization reported 51 health worker deaths in March, with nine paramedics killed in five attacks amid ongoing strikes and reduced access to care in southern Lebanon.
- On Saturday, nine paramedics were killed in five Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon, bringing the total number of medical workers killed in March to 51, according to the World Health Organization.
- Intensified strikes since early March have killed more than 1,000 people and displaced nearly 1.3 million, while five hospitals and 49 primary healthcare centres shut down.
- Doctors Without Borders paediatrician Hassan Harissi, working from a mobile clinic, reports colleagues treat patients daily "while not knowing whether their own home is still standing, or whether family members are in danger."
- WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated Sunday that "March has been the second most deadly month for health workers in Lebanon since WHO started monitoring attacks on health care in the country in October 2023."
- United Nations Special Rapporteurs Tlaleng Mofokeng and Francesca Albanese used the term "medicide" to describe deliberate targeting of healthcare systems, characterizing the ongoing pattern of killing health workers and devastating medical infrastructure.
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According to the World Health Organization, there were also seven injured in five attacks on health facilities.
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Nine paramedics were killed this Saturday in attacks by the Israeli armed forces on five villages in southern Lebanon. That is according to the director…
WHO says attacks in southern Lebanon kill nine paramedics
March 28 (Reuters) – The World Health Organization said on Saturday that nine paramedics were killed and seven others wounded in five separate attacks on health care in southern Lebanon. The latest incidents struck medical teams in five separate villages, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a social media post. He added that the repeated strikes have severely disrupted health services in southern Lebanon. Four ho…
WHO Condemns Deadly Attacks on Paramedics in Southern Lebanon
WHO Condemns Deadly Attacks on Paramedics in Southern Lebanon The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced a tragic turn of events, where nine paramedics lost their lives and seven others were injured following a series of attacks on healthcare facilities in southern Lebanon.The incidents, detailed by WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in a social media post, targeted medical teams across five separate villages.These recurrent …
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