WHO gravely concerned by deteriorating situation in eastern Ghouta, Syria
22 November 2017, Syria – In eastern Ghouta, Rural Damascus, local health authorities report that during a 4-day period from 14 to 17 November, 84 people were killed, including 17 children and 6 women; and 659 people were injured, including 127 children and 87 women. Hospitals and health care centres have been damaged, severely limiting medical care for people at a time when they need it most. Continuous and unimpeded humanitarian aid to eastern Ghouta is urgently needed.