WHO: Blockaded Syrians Deprived of Medical Supplies

The World Health Organization is urgently appealing to the Syrian government to allow life-saving surgical equipment and medications into besieged and hard-to-reach areas. The World Health Organization reports Syrian authorities have been removing critical surgical equipment and medicines from relief convoys for years. But, it says this practice is worsening and is becoming more life threatening as people are becoming weaker and sicker after years of conflict. The WHO notes there were...

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