31 December 2003 | GENEVA -- The World Health Organization (WHO) .  The physical structures of the main hospitals in Bam, and several urban and rural health clinics, have also collapsed. Many medical staff and other health workers have been injured or killed. With the immediate response and the coordination efforts of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education, the Red Crescent and other sectors, sufficient manpower and facilities have been dispatched and are now providing preventive and curative health emergency services to all needing it.