“We live through the greatest disturbance of global health financing in memory“Said WHO HERFORY Director Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

He warned that sudden withdrawals of funding are jeopardizing medical progress, including efforts to fight tropical diseases that are now emerging in some regions.

“This is just the tip of the iceberg“He told journalists at Who’s headquarters in Geneva.

Outbreaks intensify

Since January, Angola has been exposed to its worst cholera outbreaks of 20 years, with over 17,000 cases and more than 550 deaths registered so far.

Insufficient access to safe water, hygiene and sanitation burns the outbreak.

As who and partners perform a large -scale vaccination campaign on Earth, one of their priorities is to reduce the death rate, Tedros said.

In the midst of cuts in funding, progress in tackling neglected tropical diseases affecting over a billion people, disproportionately affects the poorest and most marginalized communities.

Reduced access

In many countries where uncertainty is rich in and hospitals are targeted, access to healthcare has been reduced severely, Tedros continued.

On April 22, one of Haiti’s largest public hospitals, Hôpital Universitaire de Mrebalais, was forced to shut down due to violence. In Capital Port-Au-Prince, more than 40 percent of health facilities remain closed, he said.

Unnecessary deaths

He turned to the Gaza blockade and said that the situation, which was “disastrously bad”, with the violence “to run an influx of injuries to a health system already on the knees.”

While essential drugs and trauma and medical supplies run out, ””People die from preventable diseases while medicine is waiting at the border“Said Tedros.

Tedros repeated the UN’s call for a ceasefire, adding that “Peace is the best medicine.”