Lebanon's medical supply can only last for four months, says health minister
Lebanese Health Minister Firass Abiad urged the international community to exert pressure on Israel to cease its military operations in Lebanon and called for more medical supplies to help the struggling Lebanese healthcare system cope with the influx of casualties following the Israeli attacks over the past week.
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00:00In the south, we are working with all of our resources to take advantage of the large number
00:09of wounded.
00:10We are also evacuating the wounded from the hospitals in the south to other areas in
00:15Lebanon.
00:16We had a problem with the roads because there was a crowd of thousands who were being evacuated
00:21from their villages and towns to safer areas, but we are helping them so that we can provide
00:27services to any wounded who reach the hospitals.
00:30The Ministry of Health also issued orders to stop receiving cold cases and focus on
00:35war wounds.
00:36We have enough supplies for about four months between medicines and supplies, but we are
00:41also, because we are seeing the surge of high infections and the large number of wounds
00:46that are falling as a result of these infections.
00:49Today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs directed a call to the friendly and brotherly countries
01:25to expand this war theatre, which will be catastrophic for this peace-loving world,
01:35and I think we must all condemn this act on the part of Israelis with the fullest force,
01:45because this is nothing but to expand this war beyond Middle East, which will be very,
01:55very serious for this world and have grave consequences.
01:59How to find a solution to this crisis?
02:02Two-state solution is the only answer.
02:06Immediate ceasefire, immediate ceasefire, and then two-state solution.
02:13There is no other option.
02:14We need to make sure that civilians are protected.
02:17The violence needs to stop.
02:19The women, the children killed in Lebanon is extraordinarily concerning.
02:26The people of Lebanon, Lebanese Canadians are watching this and incredibly worried.
02:33We need to make sure there is de-escalation, both by Israel and Hezbollah.
02:38We need to protect civilian lives.
02:40We need to make sure we're moving towards peace and stability in the entire region,
02:44and Canada is going to continue to be there to step up and call for peace
02:49and help create once again that peace and stability that we need.