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Syrian Government To Allow U.N. To Conduct Survey Of Basic Medical Needs In 4 Crisis-Hit Areas
"The Syrian government will allow the United Nations to assess the basic medical needs of Syrians in four areas where opposition forces have clashed with government troops and to also carry out a preliminary humanitarian needs assessment, officials said Friday," the Associated Press/Huffington Post reports. WHO spokesperson "Tarik Jasarevic says a 'very preliminary and basic survey' overseen by his agency and the U.N. Population Fund will be carried out next week with the cooperation of Syria's health ministry," the news service writes.
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