ICRC facilitates transfer of six patients from blockaded Nagorno Karabakh to Armenia for treatment

STEPANAKERT, JANUARY 29, ARMENPRESS. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) facilitated the transfer of 6 seriously-ill patients from blockaded Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) to Armenia for treatment, the healthcare ministry of Artsakh said in a statement.

The Artsakh healthcare ministry added that planned surgeries remain suspended in all hospitals across Artsakh because of the blockade by Azerbaijan.

Furthermore, 8 children are in neonatal and intensive care at the Arevik hospital, and another 12 patients are under intensive care at the Republican Medical Center. Five of the 12 patients are in critical condition.

So far, the ICRC facilitated the transfer of a total of 55 patients from Artsakh to Armenia during the blockade.