Nigeria, March 29 -- The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Ghebreyesus, has condemned fresh attacks on health workers in southern Lebanon, reporting that nine paramedics were killed in five separate incidents.

Mr Ghebreyesus, in a post on X on Saturday, said the attacks also left seven medics injured while on duty in the field.

He noted that the latest incidents have increased the number of health personnel killed in Lebanon in March to 51, making it the second deadliest month for health workers in the country since WHO began tracking such attacks in October 2023.

According to him, more than 120 health workers have also been wounded since the escalation of violence on 2 March, with most of the casualties r...