Sketch Notes On Ukraine - Richard Sullivan
The Russian invasion of Ukrain has left Europe facing the worst cancer crisis in a generation as tens of thousands of seriously ill patients seek refuge from the bombing. Richard Sullivan, Professor of Cancer and Global Health and co-Director of Conflict and Health Research Group at London’s King's College, warned European aid organisations are likely to witness “the biggest cancer disaster in a lifetime” as patients, whose treatment has been curtailed remain trapped in Ukraine without treatment or flee to neighbouring countries. He said urgent steps are needed to ensure cancer and other longer term diseases are not overlooked in the chaos caused by President Putin’s bombing campaign. Professor Sullivan, who is a member of a team of experts working with the World Health Organisation fears death and disease on a mass scale will likely result from the loss of health services, access to medicines, infrastructure and amenities. He said international agencies needed to ensure as many Ukrainian patients as possible continue receiving life saving treatment for infectious and non-infectious conditions whether they are in the Ukraine or have fled.