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This year, winter will be tough. Gas, water, electricity: energy bills are soaring! You might choose to put a timer on the Christmas lights, remember to turn off the lights when you leave the room, make sure to set the thermostat to turn on only when it reaches 18°C, maybe even buy cheap products for Christmas and New Year's Eve, buy gifts secondhand,...
This year, winter will be tough in Ukraine. No gas, no water, no electricity: everything is cut off! No lights, no heating, who is still talking about New Year's Eve?
The WHO has announced that winter in Ukraine "will be a matter of survival" (Belgian Newspaper La Libre, 21 November 2022). Because of the Russian strikes in the early days of war and the current prolonged power cutoffs, many hospitals and health facilities are no longer operational. The health of the population is at stake and the risks of COVID-19, pneumonia, influenza and diphtheria, to name but a few, are increasing.
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