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Friday, 4 March 2022
WHO Update on the Ukraine emergency
For latest updates on the Ukraine emergency, please check the WHO and WHO EURO webpages.
News and Media
- NEW: Dr Flavio Salio, WHO Emergency Medical Team Network Leader, spoke from the Poland-Ukraine border about moving WHO emergency supplies to Ukraine earlier today – video, audio and summary
- WHO virtual press conference on the situation in Ukraine, COVID-19 and other global health issues, 2 March
- WHO/Europe | Running a hospital while your country is under attack – a story from western Ukraine, 1 March
- Dangerously low medical oxygen supplies in Ukraine due to crisis, warn WHO Director-General and WHO Regional Director for Europe, 27 February
Health assessment, updates and guidance
Multimedia
- WHO Medical cargo lands in Warsaw airport for Ukraine (news package), filmed in Warsaw (Poland), 3 March
- WHO EURO photo library: https://photos.euro.who.int/galleries/273/ukraine-emergency-response (External media and partners, please register to obtain download rights: https://photos.euro.who.int/join)
- WHO Multimedia repository: https://who.canto.global/v/UkraineEmergency
Funding
- 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.
Q&As on radiation and health
In response to media queries on radiation and health, WHO has updated the following Q&As:
- Radiation and Health, updated Q&A
- Radioactivity in food after a nuclear emergency, updated Q&A
On 3 March 2022, a WHO team in Warsaw Airport receives medical supplies destined for Ukraine. 36 tonnes of supplies arrived from WHO’s warehouse in Dubai and more is en route as the need continues rising across Ukraine. This shipment includes trauma supplies to meet the needs of 1,000 patients requiring surgical care, and other medical supplies to meet the needs of 150,000 people. Credit: WHO
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WHO EURO: eupress@who.int
WHO HQ: mediainquiries@who.int
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