Gaza: ‘Frightening increase’ in Hepatitis A cases

UN agencies warned on Friday of the high risk of the further spread of infectious diseases in Gaza, amid chronic water scarcity and no way to adequately manage waste and sewage.  

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Gaza: ‘Frightening increase’ in Hepatitis A cases
Gaza: Heatwave brings new misery and disease risk to Rafah

Gaza: Heatwave brings new misery and disease risk to Rafah

25 Apr 2024

Unexpected blistering temperatures across Gaza have added to the daily misery faced by the enclave’s people and sparked new fears of disease outbreaks amid a lack of sufficient clean water and waste disposal, UN humanitarians said on Thursday.

Gaza today: Scorching heat, visible signs of wasting and heavy fighting

Gaza today: Scorching heat, visible signs of wasting and heavy fighting

20 Jun 2024

Desperate shortages of essentials in Gaza have left the enclave’s most vulnerable individuals struggling to carry on amid stifling heat, heavy fighting, disease spread and a breakdown in law and order, UN humanitarians warned on Thursday.

Reduce risk to avert ‘era of pandemics’, experts warn in new report

29 Oct 2020

Unless there is a “seismic shift” in how countries collectively deal with infectious diseases, future pandemics will emerge more often, spread more rapidly, cause greater damage to the global economy and kill more people than COVID-19, international experts warned in a UN-backed report published on Thursday.