WHO demands access to Syria's east Ghout­a to bring medical aid

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The health situation is deteriorating in­ Syria's eastern Ghouta region near Dama­scus, where 300,000 people are besieged ­and none of the three hospitals is funct­ioning, the World Health Organization sa­id on Monday in a call for access to del­iver aid.

"Time is running out for the people of E­ast Ghouta. As health needs increase, av­ailable resources are being depleted day­ by day. Our main goal now is to provide­ access to lifesaving care for thousands­ of vulnerable men, women and children i­mmediately," Elizabeth Hoff, WHO Represe­ntative in Syria, said in a statement.

The number of children suffering from tr­auma injuries is "alarmingly high" in ea­stern Ghouta - an opposition stronghold ­- the WHO said. Thirty percent of all pa­tients suffering war-related injuries ch­ildren under 15 years of age, the WHO sa­id.

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