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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Isobel Frodsham

Paediatricians sign open letter urging support for Ukrainian children

AP

More than 300 paediatricians have signed an open letter calling for the Government to provide support to doctors treating children injured during Russia’s war with Ukraine.

The letter, published online in the medical journal The Lancet, warns of children experiencing “severe trauma – both physical and psychological” as a result of air strikes taking place after Vladimir Putin’s army launched an invasion more than a month ago.

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