COVID-19 and conflict, a double for humanitarians

Aid employee Aron Kassahun Aregay joined the WHO workplace in Ukraine in late 2019.After applying as an epidemiologist in many emergency contexts on the African continent, he now deals with data management, coordinating the reaction of the fitness group in the east shock zones..

“The demanding situations I witnessed in Ukraine were different from those I had experienced in other contexts.In Ukraine, I see the elderly and others with disabilities who have the utmost difficulties, being remote with limited capacity to deal with the demanding situations of this humanitarian crisis,” Aron explains.

“COVID-19 has greater difficulties and suffering, and of course the suffering of all those affected in shock zones.For us humanitarian workers, COVID-19 has added to the existing challenges.

In prolonged emergencies, such as the ongoing confrontation in eastern Ukraine, lack of access to essential fitness is one of the most demanding situations for others living in emergencies.the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many fitness staff members have left the domain and fitness services have been overlooked for years.

“WHO’s basic principle, not only helping others in crisis, but also the existing fitness system, is at the heart of our paintings as humanitarians,” says Aron.”We provide technical education to fitness and life care professionals.saving equipment.”

With COVID-19, Aron temporarily discovered that his responsibilities were expanding.Supporting the incident control system, it first disseminated COVID-19 data to all partners operating in the east; promote, prepare and align all reaction activities; change the priority of all humanitarian actors in the East Shock Zone to plan and prepare for the epidemic.

Today, Aron leads one of the main pillars of COVID-19’s reaction to THE WHO Health Emergencies Programme in Ukraine, information on fitness, epidemiology (surveillance) and tactile studies, in close collaboration with other pillars of the reaction.predictive modeling of the epidemic and evaluation of the preparation of the fitness formula to deal with possible outbreaks of a new infection.”For me, being humanitarian means that your ultimate goal is to save lives at all costs.Whether in conflict zones in the east or anywhere else.another emergency zone, regardless of context, whether it’s a pandemic or not,” Aron says.

“We do not take sides in a confrontation or political crisis and maintain an impartial position in all the conditions we face,” Aron explains.”Impartiality is one of the greatest vital things in a crisis and emergency response.Those who want it to the fullest deserve it”.to be the first to get help and support.You have to be a conscious and compassionate superhero.

On August 19, World Humanitarian Day comes as the world continues to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Humanitarian personnel face unprecedented demanding situations to help others in humanitarian crises in 54 countries around the world, all with their express environments. demanding situations and obstacles.

World Humanitarian Day is committed to detecting paintings of the humanitarian body of painters and those who have lost their lives running for humanitarian causes.

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