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• On 8th July, Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital in Kyiv was hit by a missile strike.
• Okhmatdyt is a children's specialist hospital where Ukrainians from across the country bring their children for treatment of serious medical conditions such as cancer and kidney disease.
• The hospital sustained major damage during the blast and critical departments including surgical, oncological, and intensive care were significantly damaged. Ukraine’s only blood diseases and cancer laboratory was also damaged, and the hospital’s toxicology building, and traumatology department were completely destroyed.
• At the time of the missile strike, 627 children were in the hospital. 94 children were transported from Okhmatdyt to other medical institutions in Kyiv. The strike resulted in two adults including a doctor being killed. There were 50 wounded, including eight children.
• A follow-up strike partially demolished another building in Kyiv, where the maternity hospital Isida and Adonis medical centre are located, killing five doctors and two patients, and injuring one health worker.
• Attacks on health care are a violation of international humanitarian and human rights law and disrupts emergency and routine medical services, leading to potentially life-threatening delays in treatment. In the long-term, ongoing medical treatments, especially for chronic conditions, are interrupted. This can lead to worsening health outcomes for patients who rely on continuous care.
• Through WHO as cluster lead agency and the WHO SSA platform, the Health Cluster team verified 186 attacks on health care in Ukraine from 1st January to 10th July 2024. These attacks resulted in 27 deaths and 157 injuries of health care workers and patients.
• Since the escalation of the country-wide conflict in February 2022, the Health Cluster team through the WHO SSA has verified 1,885 attacks on health care, with 157 deaths, and 435 injuries.
• The Health Cluster, WHO, UNICEF and other Health partners continue to support the Ukraine Ministry of Health in response to the Okhmatdyt attack.
• We thank partners for coordinating assistance through the Health Cluster’s dedicated coordination channel here.