Syria allow drug delivery to Aleppo

Aleppo City

Syria allow drug delivery to Aleppo

Aleppo old sejaka a contested territory in Syria

The Syrian government to allow the delivery of drugs into the opposition-controlled areas Aleppo, said the World Health Organization (WHO).

WHO officer, Elizabeth Hoff, said the government also promised to provide access to the District Mouadamiya and Ghouta east, on the outskirts of the Syrian capital, Damascus.

He admitted hoping to Aleppo drug delivery can be done next week.

Furthermore, Hoff explains drug delivery has been negotiated in a high-level meeting.

"We used to have some problems with the delivery of surgical supplies, syringes, but the situation is much better today," said Hoff.

East Ghouta has long been closed for assistance, Hoff added. Relief supplies to East Ghouta will also include vaccines.

A UN envoy recently called for a ceasefire in Aleppo to allow the delivery of aid.

The United Nations estimates that about 4.7 million Syrians are in areas difficult to reach, with at least 240,000 people besieged the battle between the government and the opposition.

Since conflict erupted in Syria in 2011 more than 200,000 people were killed and more than 9 million people to flee to neighboring countries.(BBC)