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Ukraine rebels expel M?decins sans Fronti?res from region
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Jack Losh in Mariupol
Saturday 24 October 2015 15.21 EDT Last modified on Saturday 24 October 2015 15.55 EDT
Rebels in Ukraine have ousted an international task force of doctors in the country?s wartorn east, denying thousands of civilians urgent medical care.
The self-proclaimed Donetsk People?s Republic has blacklisted M?decins sans Fronti?res, who said rebel chiefs gave no reason for the ban.
Bart Janssens, MSF?s director of operations, warned that the ruling is likely to lead to the deaths of patients and urged the rebels to reconsider. ?As a medical organisation we ethically cannot accept being forced to abandon our patients,? he said.
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http://www.theguardian.com/world/20...ls-expel-medecins-sans-frontieres-from-region
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Jack Losh in Mariupol
Saturday 24 October 2015 15.21 EDT Last modified on Saturday 24 October 2015 15.55 EDT
Rebels in Ukraine have ousted an international task force of doctors in the country?s wartorn east, denying thousands of civilians urgent medical care.
The self-proclaimed Donetsk People?s Republic has blacklisted M?decins sans Fronti?res, who said rebel chiefs gave no reason for the ban.
Bart Janssens, MSF?s director of operations, warned that the ruling is likely to lead to the deaths of patients and urged the rebels to reconsider. ?As a medical organisation we ethically cannot accept being forced to abandon our patients,? he said.
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http://www.theguardian.com/world/20...ls-expel-medecins-sans-frontieres-from-region