WHO to hold urgent meeting on Ukraine invasion's health impact
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 [May 03, 2022]
GENEVA (Reuters) - A World Health
Organization spokesperson on Tuesday confirmed that its European region
would hold a special meeting next week on the impact of Russia's
invasion of Ukraine on health and healthcare.
"There will be a meeting on 10 May on the impact of war on Ukraine
health system," said Tarik Jasarevic at a Geneva press briefing.
Reuters reported last week that Kyiv had requested the meeting, citing a
letter written by the Ukraine diplomatic mission in Geneva signed by
some 38 other countries.
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The World Health Organization logo is pictured at the entrance of
the WHO building, in Geneva, Switzerland, December 20, 2021.
REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
 Russia, one of the 53 members of
WHO's Europe region, has not yet responded to a Reuters' request for
comment on the event.
(Reporting by Emma Farge; Editing by Madeline Chambers)
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