Half a Million Ukrainian Refugees Have Mental Health Issues, WHO Says
Ukrainian Refugees Have Mental Health Issues,
It is estimated that nearly half a million Ukrainian refugees who have fled the war in Ukrainian to Poland require mental health support, and about 30,000 are estimated to have severe mental health problems, official representatives of the World Health Organization in Poland said Tuesday.
WHO’s assessment of mental health after armed conflicts are based on an estimation of the conditions related to mental health after wars, according to the health organization.
It has been reported that, in addition to mental and emotional distress, the main problems encountered by refugees from Ukrainian in reception centers include fever, diarrhea, hypothermia, upper respiratory tract infections, and cardiac arrest, according to the World Health Organization.
According to a report published by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday, there have now been 62 attacks on health care sites within Ukraine since the Russian invasion began in late February.
In a tweet posted on Sunday, the agency stated, “This is unacceptable.”. According to the agency, “Health care must always be protected.”