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WHO urges countries to stockpile medicines for ‘nuclear emergencies’

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued new advice for governments to stockpile medicines to treat radiation sickness in light of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.



WHO urges countries to stockpile medicines for ‘nuclear emergencies’

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued new advice for governments to stockpile medicines to treat radiation sickness in light of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. The updated list of medicines published by the UN health body is intended to prepare health services for “radiological and nuclear emergencies” that may arise from the war.



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