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Ukraine rebels expel Médecins sans Frontières from region
Source: The Guardian
Ukraine rebels expel Médecins sans Frontières from region
Jack Losh in Mariupol
Saturday 24 October 2015 20.21 BST
Rebels in Ukraine have ousted an international task force of doctors in the country’s wartorn east, denying thousands of civilians urgent medical care.
The self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic has blacklisted Médecins sans Frontières, who said rebel chiefs gave no reason for the ban.
Bart Janssens, MSF’s director of operations, warned that the ruling is likely to lead to the deaths of patients and urged the rebels to reconsider. “As a medical organisation we ethically cannot accept being forced to abandon our patients,” he said.
Medics with the NGO have treated Ukrainian civilians wounded in the war as well as patients with chronic and potentially fatal illnesses including tuberculosis, diabetes and kidney disease. The group supplies more than 75% of insulin in the DPR and almost all its dialysis equipment.
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Jack Losh in Mariupol
Saturday 24 October 2015 20.21 BST
Rebels in Ukraine have ousted an international task force of doctors in the country’s wartorn east, denying thousands of civilians urgent medical care.
The self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic has blacklisted Médecins sans Frontières, who said rebel chiefs gave no reason for the ban.
Bart Janssens, MSF’s director of operations, warned that the ruling is likely to lead to the deaths of patients and urged the rebels to reconsider. “As a medical organisation we ethically cannot accept being forced to abandon our patients,” he said.
Medics with the NGO have treated Ukrainian civilians wounded in the war as well as patients with chronic and potentially fatal illnesses including tuberculosis, diabetes and kidney disease. The group supplies more than 75% of insulin in the DPR and almost all its dialysis equipment.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/24/ukraine-rebels-expel-medecins-sans-frontieres-from-region
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