Azerbaijan continues to block medical supplies to Artsakh

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has facilitated the transfer of 7 severely ill patients from blockade-hit Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) to Armenia, the Artsakh Ministry of Health reported.

The patients were transported to specialized medical facilities in Armenia on Tuesday, the ministry said in a statement.

7 other patients, who have completed their treatment in Armenia, are expected to return home later on Tuesday.

Azerbaijan continues to ban the Red Cross from delivering life-saving medicine and medical supplies to Artsakh, the authorities said.

28 children are undergoing treatment in the Arevik Medical Center. 4 of them are in neonatal and intensive care.

85 adult patients, including 2 critically ill, are in the Republican Medical Center.

The people of Artsakh have been living under Azerbaijan's unlawful blockade for over eight months now.