News Center- Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), released Wednesday a statement on the ongoing Israeli attacks on Lebanon

“The death toll in Lebanon is rising, and hospitals are overwhelmed with the influx of injured patients. The health system has been weakened by successive crises and is struggling to cope with the immense needs,” his statement on social media platform X said.

“I met with Arab League Ambassadors in Geneva to discuss the health situation in Lebanon and the region. We agreed that patients, health workers and civilians, including refugees, must be protected and offered the health care they need.”

According to his statement, WHO has been working closely with the Ministry of Public Health in Lebanon to ensure hospitals have enough medical supplies and health workers are trained for mass casualty events, as well as to maintain essential health services for the most vulnerable. “But more help is needed, and we are scaling up our response.”

‘The best medicine is peace’

What the people of Lebanon, Gaza, Israel and throughout the Middle East need is peace, the statement said. “The violence must end to prevent more loss and suffering. Any further escalation of the conflict will have catastrophic consequences for the region. The best medicine is peace.”