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 negotiated with the Ministry of health, I think that they may carry out their task,” he said.
Jasarevic could not answer when begin missions and when may also obtain some concrete results, although progress was made that they will be analyzed by an “informal group” formed by in Damascus who staff and local non-governmental organizations.
Also the spokesperson reported that, despite the veto of the Syrian authorities at the entrance of the United Nations in the country in humanitarian aid, since the beginning of the conflict, Office Syria who had been able to provide material for surgery, incubators for newborn infants and ambulances that have been delivered to the Ministry of health and Red Crescent.
On the other hand, who announced that, once they can count on access without restrictions to the country, he will ask donor countries $ 4 million to implement a health plan for three months. EFE
