The UN health organization issued a warning this week.
The World Health Organization (WHO) this week warned that disease could cause the most deaths in Gaza amid the Israel–Hamas conflict that erupted last month.
The U.N.-backed health agency said that the health care system needs to be repaired, warning of a surge in infectious diseases and diarrhea in children.
“Eventually we will see more people dying from disease than we are even seeing from the bombardment if we are not able to put back (together) this health system,” the WHO’s Margaret Harris said during a U.N. briefing in Geneva on Tuesday.
She repeated concerns about a rise in infectious diseases, particularly diarrhea in infants and children, with cases for those aged five and older surging to more than 100 times normal levels by early November.
“Everybody everywhere has dire health needs now because they’re starving because they lack clean water and [they’re] crowded together,” Ms. Harris said, adding that there is “no medicine … no access to safe water and hygiene, and no food.”
She added that about three-quarters of hospitals, or 26 out of 36, have shut down entirely in Gaza due to the military operation or lack…
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