WHO / HEALTH EMERGENCIES
22-Feb-2023
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WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that in Türkiye, at least 15 hospitals have been damaged with many health facilities affected. Across Syria, seven hospitals and 145 health facilities have been damaged, many of these are in the northwest of the country. WHO
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STORY: WHO / HEALTH EMERGENCIES
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SOURCE: WHO
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 22 FEBRUARY 2023, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
TRT: 6:04
SOURCE: WHO
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 22 FEBRUARY 2023, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
SHOTLIST
1.Wide shot, press briefing room
2.SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General:
“Two further earthquakes on Monday in Türkiye brought more pain to the region. While they were less powerful than the earthquakes earlier in the month, a number of people lost their lives, hundreds were injured, and fear - understandably - swept across the general population. Currently, the overall death toll is more than 47,000, and 125,000 have been injured.”
3.Wide shot, press briefing room
4.SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General:
“In Türkiye, at least 15 hospitals have been damaged with many health facilities affected. Across the Syrian Arab Republic, 7 hospitals and 145 health facilities have been damaged. Many of these are in the northwest, which has been ravaged by war for more than a decade and is therefore more vulnerable to shocks like this. With 26 million people affected by the earthquake, WHO launched a flash appeal for 84.5 million US dollars to support the immediate health response efforts in both countries.”
5.Wide shot, press briefing room
6.SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Rick Brennan, WHO Regional Emergency Director, Eastern Mediterranean:
“WHO is moving very rapidly right now, together with our partners to take advantage of this pause in the sanctions. We have already started ordering equipment and supplies. And we are working with UN partners on a collective approach to take advantage of the pause.”
7.Wide shot, press briefing room
8.SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Rick Brennan, WHO Regional Emergency Director, Eastern Mediterranean:
“We not only need medicines, consumables and vaccines, we need vital equipment like x-ray machines, surgery equipment and so on. So at the same time we are doing a more detailed assessment of those needs and we will be moving very, very rapidly to do the procurement again - capitalising on this important opportunity that we have.”
9.Wide shot, press briefing room
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Michael Ryan, Executive Director, WHO Health Emergencies Programme:
“Our staff, our NGOs and our focus has been entirely on the lives of 2.7 million people caught in the most desperate struggle for life long before this earthquake happened.”
11.Wide shot, press briefing room
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Michael Ryan, Executive Director, WHO Health Emergencies Programme:
“We have been there for a decade. We will be there through this earthquake and we will be there until the suffering of these people is ended. Not just the suffering caused by the earthquake but the suffering caused by this insufferable war.”
13.Wide shot, press briefing room
14.SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General:
“Warring parties now should use this earthquake as an opportunity to talk to each other and bring political solution. Of course side by side we need to do the humanitarian work but I think a political solution is the way forward and we hope peace will come to this country.”
15.Wide shot, press briefing room
16.SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General:
“This week marks one year since the Russian Federation invaded Ukraine. The health consequences of this war have been devastating. Since the beginning of the conflict, WHO has verified 802 attacks on health care, which have resulted in 101 deaths of health workers and patients.”
17.Wide shot, press briefing room
18.SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General:
“The war is exacerbating health needs, including for mental health and psychosocial support; rehabilitation; treatment for diseases like chronic diseases and others such as cancer, HIV and tuberculosis; and vaccinations for measles, polio and pneumonia and COVID.”
19.Wide shot, press briefing room
20.SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General:
“WHO is working closely with partners in Ukraine and has reached 8.4 million people with health interventions. WHO has delivered nearly 3000 metric tonnes of life saving medical supplies including ambulances, generators, medicines for chronic diseases and trauma and surgery emergency supplies to Ukraine since the start of the conflict.”
21.Wide shot, press briefing room
22.SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General:
“The conflict is affecting health not just in Ukraine but around the world, with millions of people impacted by spiking food prices, especially in low-income countries. As always, we need health for peace, and peace for health.”
23.Wide shot, press briefing room
24.SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General:
“On COVID-19, new research adds to the weight of evidence about the benefits of vaccination and boosting. As well as dramatically reducing the chances of severe disease and death, the research reinforces that vaccination and boosting also reduce the likelihood of patients with COVID-19 from having a heart attack or stroke.”
25.Wide shot, press briefing room
26.SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General:
“It is also critical that governments maintain and strengthen surveillance and sequencing so that as the virus evolves, vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics can be evaluated and updated quickly as needed.”
27.Wide shot, press briefing room
28.SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, Technical Lead COVID-19, WHO Health Emergencies Programme:
“So we continue to advise the use of masks as part of a comprehensive strategy to reduce transmission of COVID-19. The virus is circulating pretty much unchecked around the world at the moment and masks, the appropriate use of masks over your nose and mouth are one of the ways in which we can reduce the spread and we can prevent infection, we can prevent transmission. There was a systematic review that was published that was looking at randomised controlled trials but as an organization we continue to look at all available evidence.”
29. Wide shot, press briefing room
2.SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General:
“Two further earthquakes on Monday in Türkiye brought more pain to the region. While they were less powerful than the earthquakes earlier in the month, a number of people lost their lives, hundreds were injured, and fear - understandably - swept across the general population. Currently, the overall death toll is more than 47,000, and 125,000 have been injured.”
3.Wide shot, press briefing room
4.SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General:
“In Türkiye, at least 15 hospitals have been damaged with many health facilities affected. Across the Syrian Arab Republic, 7 hospitals and 145 health facilities have been damaged. Many of these are in the northwest, which has been ravaged by war for more than a decade and is therefore more vulnerable to shocks like this. With 26 million people affected by the earthquake, WHO launched a flash appeal for 84.5 million US dollars to support the immediate health response efforts in both countries.”
5.Wide shot, press briefing room
6.SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Rick Brennan, WHO Regional Emergency Director, Eastern Mediterranean:
“WHO is moving very rapidly right now, together with our partners to take advantage of this pause in the sanctions. We have already started ordering equipment and supplies. And we are working with UN partners on a collective approach to take advantage of the pause.”
7.Wide shot, press briefing room
8.SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Rick Brennan, WHO Regional Emergency Director, Eastern Mediterranean:
“We not only need medicines, consumables and vaccines, we need vital equipment like x-ray machines, surgery equipment and so on. So at the same time we are doing a more detailed assessment of those needs and we will be moving very, very rapidly to do the procurement again - capitalising on this important opportunity that we have.”
9.Wide shot, press briefing room
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Michael Ryan, Executive Director, WHO Health Emergencies Programme:
“Our staff, our NGOs and our focus has been entirely on the lives of 2.7 million people caught in the most desperate struggle for life long before this earthquake happened.”
11.Wide shot, press briefing room
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Michael Ryan, Executive Director, WHO Health Emergencies Programme:
“We have been there for a decade. We will be there through this earthquake and we will be there until the suffering of these people is ended. Not just the suffering caused by the earthquake but the suffering caused by this insufferable war.”
13.Wide shot, press briefing room
14.SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General:
“Warring parties now should use this earthquake as an opportunity to talk to each other and bring political solution. Of course side by side we need to do the humanitarian work but I think a political solution is the way forward and we hope peace will come to this country.”
15.Wide shot, press briefing room
16.SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General:
“This week marks one year since the Russian Federation invaded Ukraine. The health consequences of this war have been devastating. Since the beginning of the conflict, WHO has verified 802 attacks on health care, which have resulted in 101 deaths of health workers and patients.”
17.Wide shot, press briefing room
18.SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General:
“The war is exacerbating health needs, including for mental health and psychosocial support; rehabilitation; treatment for diseases like chronic diseases and others such as cancer, HIV and tuberculosis; and vaccinations for measles, polio and pneumonia and COVID.”
19.Wide shot, press briefing room
20.SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General:
“WHO is working closely with partners in Ukraine and has reached 8.4 million people with health interventions. WHO has delivered nearly 3000 metric tonnes of life saving medical supplies including ambulances, generators, medicines for chronic diseases and trauma and surgery emergency supplies to Ukraine since the start of the conflict.”
21.Wide shot, press briefing room
22.SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General:
“The conflict is affecting health not just in Ukraine but around the world, with millions of people impacted by spiking food prices, especially in low-income countries. As always, we need health for peace, and peace for health.”
23.Wide shot, press briefing room
24.SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General:
“On COVID-19, new research adds to the weight of evidence about the benefits of vaccination and boosting. As well as dramatically reducing the chances of severe disease and death, the research reinforces that vaccination and boosting also reduce the likelihood of patients with COVID-19 from having a heart attack or stroke.”
25.Wide shot, press briefing room
26.SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General:
“It is also critical that governments maintain and strengthen surveillance and sequencing so that as the virus evolves, vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics can be evaluated and updated quickly as needed.”
27.Wide shot, press briefing room
28.SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, Technical Lead COVID-19, WHO Health Emergencies Programme:
“So we continue to advise the use of masks as part of a comprehensive strategy to reduce transmission of COVID-19. The virus is circulating pretty much unchecked around the world at the moment and masks, the appropriate use of masks over your nose and mouth are one of the ways in which we can reduce the spread and we can prevent infection, we can prevent transmission. There was a systematic review that was published that was looking at randomised controlled trials but as an organization we continue to look at all available evidence.”
29. Wide shot, press briefing room
STORYLINE
WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that in Türkiye, at least 15 hospitals have been damaged with many health facilities affected. Across Syria, seven hospitals and 145 health facilities have been damaged, many of these are in the northwest of the country.
Speaking to reporters today (22 Feb) in Geneva, Dr Tedros said, “two further earthquakes on Monday in Türkiye brought more pain to the region. While they were less powerful than the earthquakes earlier in the month, a number of people lost their lives, hundreds were injured, and fear - understandably - swept across the general population. Currently, the overall death toll is more than 47,000, and 125,000 have been injured.”
He also said, “with 26 million people affected by the earthquake, WHO launched a flash appeal for 84.5 million US dollars to support the immediate health response efforts in both countries.”
WHO Regional Emergency Director of Eastern Mediterranean, Dr Rick Brennan spoke to reporters via a video link.
He said, “WHO is moving very rapidly right now, together with our partners to take advantage of this pause in the sanctions. We have already started ordering equipment and supplies. And we are working with UN partners on a collective approach to take advantage of the pause.”
Dr Brennan also said, “We not only need medicines, consumables and vaccines, we need vital equipment like x-ray machines, surgery equipment and so on.”
He added, “at the same time we are doing a more detailed assessment of those needs and we will be moving very, very rapidly to do the procurement again - capitalising on this important opportunity that we have.”
WHO’s Dr Michael Ryan said, “Our staff, our NGOs and our focus has been entirely on the lives of 2.7 million people caught in the most desperate struggle for life long before this earthquake happened.”
He added that “we have been there for a decade. We will be there through this earthquake, and we will be there until the suffering of these people is ended. Not just the suffering caused by the earthquake, but the suffering caused by this insufferable war.”
WHO chief Dr Tedros also said, “Warring parties now should use this earthquake as an opportunity to talk to each other and bring political solution. Of course side by side we need to do the humanitarian work but I think a political solution is the way forward and we hope peace will come to this country.”
On Ukraine, Dr Tedros said, “this week marks one year since the Russian Federation invaded Ukraine. The health consequences of this war have been devastating.”
He continued, “since the beginning of the conflict, WHO has verified 802 attacks on health care, which have resulted in 101 deaths of health workers and patients.”
Dr Tedros also said, “The war is exacerbating health needs, including for mental health and psychosocial support; rehabilitation; treatment for diseases like chronic diseases and others such as cancer, HIV and tuberculosis; and vaccinations for measles, polio and pneumonia and COVID.”
He added, “WHO is working closely with partners in Ukraine and has reached 8.4 million people with health interventions. WHO has delivered nearly 3000 metric tonnes of life saving medical supplies including ambulances, generators, medicines for chronic diseases and trauma and surgery emergency supplies to Ukraine since the start of the conflict.”
“The conflict is affecting health not just in Ukraine but around the world, with millions of people impacted by spiking food prices, especially in low-income countries. As always, we need health for peace, and peace for health,” the WHO chief reiterated.
On COVID-19, Dr Tedros said, “new research adds to the weight of evidence about the benefits of vaccination and boosting. As well as dramatically reducing the chances of severe disease and death, the research reinforces that vaccination and boosting also reduce the likelihood of patients with COVID-19 from having a heart attack or stroke.”
He also stressed that “It is also critical that governments maintain and strengthen surveillance and sequencing so that as the virus evolves, vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics can be evaluated and updated quickly as needed.”
WHO’s Dr Maria Van Kerkhove also spoke via a video link. She said, “we continue to advise the use of masks as part of a comprehensive strategy to reduce transmission of COVID-19. The virus is circulating pretty much unchecked around the world at the moment and masks, the appropriate use of masks over your nose and mouth are one of the ways in which we can reduce the spread and we can prevent infection, we can prevent transmission. There was a systematic review that was published that was looking at randomised controlled trials but as an organization we continue to look at all available evidence.”
Speaking to reporters today (22 Feb) in Geneva, Dr Tedros said, “two further earthquakes on Monday in Türkiye brought more pain to the region. While they were less powerful than the earthquakes earlier in the month, a number of people lost their lives, hundreds were injured, and fear - understandably - swept across the general population. Currently, the overall death toll is more than 47,000, and 125,000 have been injured.”
He also said, “with 26 million people affected by the earthquake, WHO launched a flash appeal for 84.5 million US dollars to support the immediate health response efforts in both countries.”
WHO Regional Emergency Director of Eastern Mediterranean, Dr Rick Brennan spoke to reporters via a video link.
He said, “WHO is moving very rapidly right now, together with our partners to take advantage of this pause in the sanctions. We have already started ordering equipment and supplies. And we are working with UN partners on a collective approach to take advantage of the pause.”
Dr Brennan also said, “We not only need medicines, consumables and vaccines, we need vital equipment like x-ray machines, surgery equipment and so on.”
He added, “at the same time we are doing a more detailed assessment of those needs and we will be moving very, very rapidly to do the procurement again - capitalising on this important opportunity that we have.”
WHO’s Dr Michael Ryan said, “Our staff, our NGOs and our focus has been entirely on the lives of 2.7 million people caught in the most desperate struggle for life long before this earthquake happened.”
He added that “we have been there for a decade. We will be there through this earthquake, and we will be there until the suffering of these people is ended. Not just the suffering caused by the earthquake, but the suffering caused by this insufferable war.”
WHO chief Dr Tedros also said, “Warring parties now should use this earthquake as an opportunity to talk to each other and bring political solution. Of course side by side we need to do the humanitarian work but I think a political solution is the way forward and we hope peace will come to this country.”
On Ukraine, Dr Tedros said, “this week marks one year since the Russian Federation invaded Ukraine. The health consequences of this war have been devastating.”
He continued, “since the beginning of the conflict, WHO has verified 802 attacks on health care, which have resulted in 101 deaths of health workers and patients.”
Dr Tedros also said, “The war is exacerbating health needs, including for mental health and psychosocial support; rehabilitation; treatment for diseases like chronic diseases and others such as cancer, HIV and tuberculosis; and vaccinations for measles, polio and pneumonia and COVID.”
He added, “WHO is working closely with partners in Ukraine and has reached 8.4 million people with health interventions. WHO has delivered nearly 3000 metric tonnes of life saving medical supplies including ambulances, generators, medicines for chronic diseases and trauma and surgery emergency supplies to Ukraine since the start of the conflict.”
“The conflict is affecting health not just in Ukraine but around the world, with millions of people impacted by spiking food prices, especially in low-income countries. As always, we need health for peace, and peace for health,” the WHO chief reiterated.
On COVID-19, Dr Tedros said, “new research adds to the weight of evidence about the benefits of vaccination and boosting. As well as dramatically reducing the chances of severe disease and death, the research reinforces that vaccination and boosting also reduce the likelihood of patients with COVID-19 from having a heart attack or stroke.”
He also stressed that “It is also critical that governments maintain and strengthen surveillance and sequencing so that as the virus evolves, vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics can be evaluated and updated quickly as needed.”
WHO’s Dr Maria Van Kerkhove also spoke via a video link. She said, “we continue to advise the use of masks as part of a comprehensive strategy to reduce transmission of COVID-19. The virus is circulating pretty much unchecked around the world at the moment and masks, the appropriate use of masks over your nose and mouth are one of the ways in which we can reduce the spread and we can prevent infection, we can prevent transmission. There was a systematic review that was published that was looking at randomised controlled trials but as an organization we continue to look at all available evidence.”
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