Why did so many children die in Syria in 2016? Is it a coincidence that Russia spent the year bombing hospitals there?
Tag: Hospitals
Syrian Rebels Break Siege Of Aleppo, But What Happens Next?
In a stunning reversal, rebel forces inside Aleppo overran government lines to link up with moderate rebel forces, breaking the government’s encirclement that began July 10
Russian Government Destroying Moscow’s Medical System in the Name of Saving It
Staunton, October 22 – Perhaps the most notorious comment by a US commander in Vietnam was his suggestion that his units had to “destroy the village in order to save it.” Now, a Russian commentator is suggesting that Moscow officials are pursuing much the same strategy with regard to the health care delivery system in […]
Under Putin, Russia Has Become ‘a Land of Potemkin Hospitals’
Staunton, August 11 – Not only has the Russian government reduced the number of hospital beds available to the Russian people and increased the amount they have to spend on health care, but it has failed to live up to its promises to pay medical personnel more, leaving ever more hospitals without staffs and transforming […]