WHO / TEDROS SYRIA

The Director-General of the World Health Organization Tedros Ghebreyesus said dozens of health facilities have suspended services in the Idlib and Aleppo and stressed that “health facilities and health workers are not a legitimate target in conflict, and attacks on health are a breach of international law.” WHO

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:02:15
• Production Date: 18 February 2020
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: TEDROS GHEBREYESUS
• Corporate Name: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION - WHO
• Subject Topical: CONFLICT SITUATION
• Geographic Subject: SYRIA
• MAMS Id: 2533062
• Parent Id: 2533062
• Alternate Title: unifeed200218j

Description

STORY: WHO / TEDROS SYRIA
TRT: 2:06
SOURCE: WHO
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 18 FEBRUARY 2020, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

Shotlist

FILE - GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

1. Wide shot, WHO headquarters exterior
2. Close up, WHO emblem on building

18 FEBRUARY 2020, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

3. Wide shot, journalists
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO):
“Since the first of December, dozens of health facilities have suspended services in the Idlib and Aleppo areas. Out of nearly 550 health facilities in northwest Syria, only about half are operational. Two attacks on health facilities took place yesterday afternoon, on two separate hospitals in Aleppo (governorate). Luckily, there were no casualties.”
5. Med shot, journalists
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO):
“We repeat, health facilities and health workers are not a legitimate target in conflict, and attacks on health are a breach of international law.”
7. Tilt up, journalist working on laptop
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO):
“Nearly 900,000 people have been displaced, including half a million children. Children are particularly prone to hypothermia and respiratory tract infections, and due to lack of shelter, many of them are sleeping in the open with their families, exposed to these elements.”
9. Med shot, journalists
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO):
“In the coming days, WHO is sending essential medicine and supplies across the border from Turkey to Syria. We are sending supplies for trauma, intensive and surgical care to Idlib and Aleppo governorates; in addition to drugs for non-communicable diseases and primary health care.”
11. Med shot, journalists
12. Med shot, journalists

Storyline

The Director-General of the World Health Organization Tedros Ghebreyesus said dozens of health facilities have suspended services in the Idlib and Aleppo and stressed that “health facilities and health workers are not a legitimate target in conflict, and attacks on health are a breach of international law.”

Speaking prior to his daily briefing on the COVID-19 outbreak, Tedros said since the first of December, dozens of health facilities have suspended services in the Idlib and Aleppo areas. He said, “Out of nearly 550 health facilities in northwest Syria, only about half are operational.” Tedros added that two attacks on health facilities took place yesterday afternoon on two separate hospitals in Aleppo Governorate, which resulted in no casualties.

SOUNDBITE (English) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO):
“We repeat, health facilities and health workers are not a legitimate target in conflict, and attacks on health are a breach of international law.”

The WHO chief said nearly 900,000 people have been displaced, including half a million children. He said, “Children are particularly prone to hypothermia and respiratory tract infections, and due to lack of shelter, many of them are sleeping in the open with their families, exposed to these elements.”

Tedros said, in the coming days, WHO would be sending essential medicine and supplies across the border from Turkey to Syria, including supplies for trauma, intensive and surgical care to Idlib and Aleppo Governorates; in addition to drugs for non-communicable diseases and primary health care.