Medical students will assess the health situation in Syria for who
Geneva, 9 mar (EFE).-A group of Syrian young medical students will be commissioned by the World Health Organization (who), and with the agreement of the authorities, an assessment of the health needs of civilians living in four of the cities most affected by the conflict in Syria. “In order to better understand the impact of the current crisis, who is planning to carry out the next week a rapid assessment of the health situation in four areas: Homs, Dara, Darazzouir and the rural outskirts of Damascus”, stated at a press Tarik Jasarevic, spokesman of the entity. “As we can not go ourselves, this assessment mission will be carried out by medical students and the Syrian Red Crescent volunteers and the results will be analyzed by the who,” he added. Spokesman was unable to determine the exact number of students involved in assessment missions, but felt that, so they can be effective, they must have at least 20 young people by group. Consulted envelope if the mission may be dangerous for students and volunteers, the spokesman was limited to respond that “it has been negotiated with the Ministry of health”. “Students will be recruited and paid by the who and with several volunteers of the Red Crescent will go to the areas cited with a questionnaire and will try to assess the most basic needs, and as it has been...
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