The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) facilitated the transfer of 7 patients from blockaded Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) to Armenia for treatment on February 9, the Artsakh healthcare ministry said in a press release.
“Due to the blocking by Azerbaijan of the only road connecting Artsakh with Armenia, seven patients from the Republican Medical Center the Republic of Artsakh with serious diseases of the oncology, cardiovascular system and pathology requiring urgent surgical intervention have been transported today, on February 9, to specialized medical centers of the Republic of Armenia with the mediation and escort of the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Scheduled surgeries continue to be suspended in the medical centers of the Republic of Artsakh, Armenpress reports.