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Rights Group Warns Ukraine Travel Restrictions Impede Health Care


The U.S.-based group Human Rights Watch says travel restrictions imposed by the government of Ukraine have contributed to serious delays in delivery of medical care in rebel-controlled areas of the east.

The group released a statement Friday saying it bases its assertion on 10 days of phone and in-person interviews with medical personnel and patients in eastern Ukraine.

HRW says the travel restrictions impede access for Ukrainian citizens in eastern Ukraine who need to travel to government-controlled areas to use state-funded medical services. The group said patients being treated for HIV, tuberculosis, and drug addiction are particularly impacted by the restrictions.

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Source: Voice of America

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