11:28,

YEREVAN, MARCH 10, ARMENPRESS. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) facilitated the transfer of another 16 patients from blockaded Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) to Armenia for treatment, the Healthcare Ministry of Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) announced Friday.

Another 13 patient, along with their attendants, returned to Nagorno Karabakh after receiving treatment.

“Due to the blocking by Azerbaijan of the only road connecting Artsakh with Armenia, 16 patients from the Republican Medical Center the Republic of Artsakh with serious diseases of the oncology and cardiovascular system as well as pathologies requiring emergency surgical interventions have been transported today, on March 10, to specialized medical institutions of the Republic of Armenia with the mediation and escort of the International Committee of the Red Cross. 13 patients, who had been transferred to Armenia for medical treatment, returned to Artsakh together with an accompanying persons. Scheduled surgeries continue to be suspended in the medical centers of the Republic of Artsakh. 2 children remain in the neonatal and intensive care unit of the Arevik medical centre. 8 patients remain in the intensive care unit of the Republican Medical Centre, 4 of them in critical condition. A total of 169 patients have been transported so far from Artsakh to Armenia with the mediation and support of the International Committee of the Red Cross,” reads the statement released by the Ministry of Healthcare.