BAB AL-HAWA, Syria: Available funding and new border crossings were still not enough to help quake-hit citizens in Syria's battered northwest, the head of the WHO said on Wednesday (Mar 1), adding he was 'disturbed and heartbroken' by a visit to the rebel-held region. World Health Organization chief Tedros
BAB AL-HAWA, Syria: Available funding and new border crossings were still not enough to help quake-hit citizens in Syria's battered northwest, the head of the WHO said on Wednesday , adding he was"disturbed and heartbroken" by a visit to the rebel-held region.
It said it would need nearly US$400 million over three months to respond to those affected by the quake in Syria alone.
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