In a powerful letter to the World Health Organization, 40 Iranian medical institutions, led by Tehran University of Medical Sciences, have condemned the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza and called for immediate intervention to protect healthcare workers and provide urgent medical aid.
A Unified Call for Justice
The Student Basij of Tehran University of Medical Sciences, in collaboration with 39 other medical centers across Iran, has addressed a formal letter to Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), urging the organization to take decisive action in response to the escalating humanitarian disaster in Gaza.
A Dire Humanitarian Situation
The letter highlights the dire conditions in Gaza, where hospitals and medical facilities have been repeatedly targeted, medical staff are losing their lives under rubble, and children are dying from preventable diseases due to a lack of essential medicines and care. The signatories express that the silence of global health authorities has deeply wounded the conscience of the medical community worldwide.
Five Urgent Demands
The medical institutions have outlined five key demands in their letter:
- Explicit condemnation and legal pursuit of the destruction of medical facilities and the killing of healthcare personnel.
- Deployment of independent health missions to document atrocities.
- Issuance of a global call for the immediate dispatch of medicines, equipment, and emergency teams with guaranteed security.
- Provision of a comprehensive and transparent report to the United Nations and independent media.
- Development of a reconstruction plan for Gaza’s health infrastructure in collaboration with global medical universities.
Accusations of International Law Violations
The letter also condemns the destruction of medical centers, obstruction of medical supplies, and attacks on aid workers as “flagrant violations of international humanitarian law.” It accuses the Israeli regime of using prohibited weapons and violating the Geneva Conventions.
A Global Medical Outcry
In conclusion, the signatories emphasize that the global public and the international medical community are closely watching the decisions and actions of the WHO. They assert that the organization has the power and responsibility to play a pivotal role in supporting the health and well-being of the oppressed people of Gaza.
This collective plea underscores the urgent need for international solidarity and immediate action to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, ensuring the protection of healthcare workers and the provision of essential medical aid to those in dire need.
From: fars