Over 11,000 Ukrainian refugees seek medical help in Russia

Russia July 04, 2014, 21:59

MOSCOW, July 04. /ITAR-TASS/. More than 11,000 Ukrainian refugees staying in temporary accommodation centres in Russia have sought medical help, the press service of the Russian Ministry of Health said on Friday.

“By now, 11,341 people, including 4,958 children and 657 pregnant women, from among Ukrainian citizens staying at temporary accommodation centres in Russia have sought medical help. As many as 1,434 people, including 741 children and 143 pregnant women, are now undergoing medical treatment at Russian hospitals; as many as 69 children were born,” the ministry said.

A total of 6,079 people, including 1,648 children, have been inoculated. “Medical help was offered to all those who sought it, regardless of their legal status,” the ministry added.

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