Destruction of health facilities concerns UN
WASHINGTON – The UN health agency Friday expressed apprehension about supporting the 1.5 million uprooted people returning to their homes in Pakistan’s north-west where many health centres have been destroyed or looted during recent clashes between security forces and militants.
“We are still very much concerned about the possibility of…
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