“The medical personnel of the Ministry of Defense has showed great heroism and bravery alongside with other military personnel in the Patriotic war” said the Deputy Chief of the Central Medical Department of the Ministry of Defense, Colonel Elkhan Ibrahimov in his interview with the journalists, APA TV reports.
According to him, 159 medical workers have been injured in the military operations, generally 42 medical workers have been martyred while performing service duties. 9 of them are doctors, 7 are paramedics and 26 are nurses.