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The health system in the Gaza Strip is "on its knees," the head of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warns the United Nations Security Council. SOUNDBITE
Kabul (Afghanistan), Oct 12 (EFE / EPA) .- Afghanistan is on the verge of sanitary and financial collapse after the cut in the flow of international aid with the arrival of the Taliban to power, while the approach of extreme winter does not do more they set off the alarms.FOOTAGE OF DISPLACED FAMILIES AT SHAHR-E-NEW OARK IN AFGHANISTAN.
Various Southeast Asain Cities, Jul 13 (EFE/EPA).- The International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) on Tuesday urged the acceleration of Covid-19 vaccine deliveries to countries in Southeast Asia, hit hard by a fierce new wave of the pandemic linked in part to the Delta variant.Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia are some of the countries most affected, having consistently registered record numbers of deaths and daily cases recently, and as vaccinations are carried out slowly and hospitals are full or overwhelmed."Millions of people in Asia are living on the cruel and sharp edge of a global vaccine divide between richer countries that have a steady supply and most nations in Asia that are struggling to access sufficient doses to keep their populations safe," said Alexander Matheou, IFRC Asia-Pacific director, in a statement. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE SHOWS AUTHORITIES DISTRIBUTE FINANCIAL AIDS TO CORONAVIRUS-HIT FAMILIES IN QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES; CORONAVIRUS CHECKPOINTS IN BALI, INDONESIA; VACCINATION DRIVE IN BANGKOK, THAILAND; EMPTY STREETS AND SUPERMARKETS IN HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM; AND MASS GRAVE FOR COVID-19 VICTIMS AT CEMETERY IN JAKARTA, INDONESIA.
Kathmandu, May 20 (EFE/EPA).- The worsening Covid-19 crisis has driven Nepal's weak health infrastructure to the brink of collapse as hospitals and crematoria are overwhelmed by record numbers of daily infections and deaths.The Himalayan nation on Thursday recorded 8,227 coronavirus infections and 190 deaths as it battles a virulent second wave of the pandemic.The new numbers brought the overall caseload to 488,645, while the death toll increased to 5,847 in a country with fewer than 30 million people. (Camera: NARENDRA SHRESTHA).SHOT LIST: EMPTY STREETS OF THAMEL, A MAJOR TOURIST HUB IN KATHMANDU, DURING A COVID-19 LOCKDOWN IN KATHMANDU, NEPAL.
Dresden (Germany), Mar 31 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Filip Singer) A cosmetic company has donated thousands of hidroalcoholic gel to the Red Cross in Germany to fight the coronavirus. FOOTAGE OF RED CROSS WORKERS.
Six siblings and their cousin were left unable to walk after being severely injured in an explosion. Four out of eleven children died, two lost both of their legs, five lost one leg each. The children have also been fitted with prosthetic limbs provided by the International Committee of the Red Cross’s orthopaedic centre so now children learn to walk, using crutches and wheelchairs.
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