Dr. Hanan Balkhy

Syria’s forgotten health crisis needs healing: WHO regional chief

Hanan Balkhy, WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean regional director, said almost half the health workforce had fled the country
Balkhy said Syria was facing “multi, multi-layered crises,” with 13 years of civil war, sanctions and last year’s major earthquake compounded by a complex geopolitical situation

By AFP · 08 June 2024