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Saturday, 5 March 2022
WHO Situation Report #1 on the Ukraine emergency
The WHO Situation Report #1 on the Ukraine emergency for the period 24 February to 3 March 2022 has been published. It includes event highlights, a situation update, and WHO actions to date.
Priority public health concerns
Conflict related trauma and injuriesexacerbated by lack of access to health facilitiesby patients and health staff dueto insecurityand lack of access to lifesaving medicine and supplies.
Excessmorbidityand death from commonillnessesdue to disruption in servicessuch as non-communicable diseases (cardiovascular, diabetes,canceretc.) and acute maternal, newborn and child illnesses.
Spread ofinfectiousdiseasessuch asCOVID-19,measles,polio,TB, HIV and diarrheal diseasesdue towidespread destruction of water and sanitation infrastructure,inadequatevaccinationcoverage, lack of access to medicines and medical care, safe water, adequate sanitation and hygiene as well as population movements and crowding.
Mental health andpsychosocial health-due to significant stress duetoacute conflict and two years of COVID-19.
WHO Actions
Coordinating the health response in support of the Ministry of Healthin Ukraine and surrounding countries.
Conducting public health risk and health facility and service assessments.
Scaling-up surveillance and health information to detect and respond to outbreaks early and to better understandhealth needs, health threats, andthefunctionality and availabilityof health services.
Providing WHO technical support and surge staff to manage the priority health concernsas well as mobilizing partners through Emergency Medical Teams(EMT),theGlobalOutbreakAlert andResponse Network (GOARN)and the Global Health Cluster,among others.
Providing health supplies and logistic capacity to deliver medicines, diagnosticsandpreventive supplies.
Monitoringattacksonhealthcare.
Ensuring the safety andsecurity of WHO staff and our implementing partners.
Also see: Public Health Situation Analysis (PHSA) Ukraine, 3 March
News and media
WHO has published 6 verified reports of attacks on health care in Ukraine, 5 March
The WHO delivery of medical supplies arrived in Lviv, Ukraine, 5 March
Ukraine’s most vulnerable children in a Kherson home, designed to keep them safe and healthy, WHO EURO, 5 March
- Multimedia: WHO Multimedia repository (Canto) and WHO EURO photo library (External media and partners, please register to obtain download rights: https://photos.euro.who.int/join)
Further information:
- For latest updates on the Ukraine emergency, please check the WHO and WHO EURO webpages
- WHO Emergency Appeal – Ukraine and neighbouring countries
- Donate to the WHO Health Emergency Appeal to help WHO deliver urgent healthcare to people across Ukraine and refugees in neighbouring countries affected by this crisis.
Media contacts:
WHO EURO: eupress@who.int
WHO HQ: mediainquiries@who.int
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