who: WHO urges southeast Asia region members to bolster essential health services hit by COVID-19


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New Delhi: The World Health Organization on Thursday urged the member nations of its southeast Asia region to keep essential health services and speed up resumption of healthcare amenities hit by the pandemic as an integral a part of the COVID-19 response. The pandemic has put immense pressure on health methods throughout the South-East Asia Region. Previous illness outbreaks have proven that disruption to essential services induced by an outbreak will be extra lethal than the outbreak itself, stated Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, the Regional Director WHO South-East Asia Region, on Thursday. “We must fast track efforts and do all...