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Syria approves delivery of medicine to Aleppo - WHO | Syria approves delivery of medicine to Aleppo - WHO |
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Syria has authorised the delivery of medicine to opposition-held areas of Aleppo, the World Health Organization says. | |
WHO official Elizabeth Hoff said the government had also promised access to the Damascus district of Mouadamiya and to Eastern Ghouta, outside the capital. | WHO official Elizabeth Hoff said the government had also promised access to the Damascus district of Mouadamiya and to Eastern Ghouta, outside the capital. |
She said she hoped deliveries to Aleppo could be made by next week. | She said she hoped deliveries to Aleppo could be made by next week. |
A UN envoy recently called for a ceasefire in Aleppo, Syria's second city, to allow for the delivery of aid. | A UN envoy recently called for a ceasefire in Aleppo, Syria's second city, to allow for the delivery of aid. |
Ms Hoff said the deliveries had been negotiated in "top-level" meetings. | Ms Hoff said the deliveries had been negotiated in "top-level" meetings. |
"We have had some constraints in the past with delivering surgical supplies, syringes, but the situation is much better at the moment," she said. | "We have had some constraints in the past with delivering surgical supplies, syringes, but the situation is much better at the moment," she said. |
Vaccines will be included in deliveries to Eastern Ghouta, which has been closed for a long time, Ms Hoff added. | Vaccines will be included in deliveries to Eastern Ghouta, which has been closed for a long time, Ms Hoff added. |
The UN estimates that some 4.7 million Syrians are in areas that are hard to reach, with at least 240,000 besieged by either the government or the opposition. | The UN estimates that some 4.7 million Syrians are in areas that are hard to reach, with at least 240,000 besieged by either the government or the opposition. |
Since the conflict in Syria began in 2011 more than 200,000 people have been killed and more than nine million people have fled their homes. | Since the conflict in Syria began in 2011 more than 200,000 people have been killed and more than nine million people have fled their homes. |
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