Saturday 11 October 2014

Ukraine conflict hampers recovery of sick children

Viktoria holds her daughter Stephanya at a clinic which specialises in children's neurological disorders in Donetsk By Gabriela Baczynska DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) - Maria, a nine-year-old girl suffering from cerebral palsy, was able to stand and walk unsteadily on her own before the outbreak of armed conflict between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. Now, after five months of shelling in and around her hometown of Yasynuvata, a strategic rail hub that has changed hands several times during the conflict, her condition has deteriorated as stress has stiffened her muscles and crippled her posture. She can no longer stand unsupported. ...




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