WHO on Global Health Issues March 3 2023

I was deeply shocked and saddened by the devastation and suffering I saw and heard.In the Hatay province of Türkiye, almost every building has either collapsed, or is leaning dangerously.I imagined how terrifying that morning must have been, in the pitch black, the rain and snow, and the awful noise of buildings collapsing and people screaming.I visited a camp for displaced people, where I met a 67-year-old woman who was trapped under the rubble for three hours before she was rescued.Her husband was not as fortunate. Her daughter is in hospital and may have to have a leg amputated.She said she did not know what she will do next.The suffering is impossible to describe in words or even in pictures. Nothing can convey the depth of grief and loss so many people are feeling.The destruction is immense; but so is the response of the Turkish government.

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