ISTANBUL (Zaman Al Wasl)- The dismissal decision of the head of Assistance Coordination Unit and Health Minister over accusations of the involvement in deadly vaccinations that led to death of 37 children 3 weeks ago in Idlib countryside, is void, opposition legal committee said.
Zaman al-Wasl source assured that the ‘lawmakers’ of National Coalition said the decision of General Secretary Nasr al-Hariri to sack Suhair Atassi, head of ACU and Dr. Adnan Hazzouri, the Health Minister in Caretaker government, is illegal.
Atassi, the controversial opposition figure, said in statement posted online last week, the decision is not of the powers of Coalition’s Political Body, assuring, “it’s not effective and not applicable,” according to
The recent deaths of Syrian children after receiving measles vaccinations was the result of a "mistake" by a non-governmental partner who mixed in a muscle relaxant meant for anesthesia, a spokesman for the U.N. secretary-general said, according to AP.
Syria's conflict between the government and rebel groups, now in its fourth year, has caused the collapse of its health system in contested areas. Nationwide vaccination efforts have been thrown into disarray, and polio re-emerged in parts of Syria last year.
Meanwhile, the members of NC keep their meetings ongoing in the Turkish capital for the fifth day in order to appoint new leader for the interim government as to solve the mounting rifts.
The U.N. says more than 190,000 people have been killed since the start of Syria's uprising against President Bashar Assad in March 2011.
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