Health system ‘barely surviving’, as OCHA calls for Gaza aid restrictions to end

Gaza’s health system is ‘barely surviving’ after more than five months of Israeli bombardment, the head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2024/03/1148106
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Health system ‘barely surviving’, as OCHA calls for Gaza aid restrictions to end
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‘Humanitarian disaster zone’: Gaza hospital capacity decimated – WHO

‘Humanitarian disaster zone’: Gaza hospital capacity decimated – WHO

12 Dec 2023

The last barely functioning hospital in northern Gaza is a “humanitarian disaster zone”, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, highlighting the disastrous consequences of ongoing Israeli bombardment for critically ill and injured civilians across the enclave.

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‘Carnage’ in Gaza must end, UN rights chief tells Human Rights Council

‘Carnage’ in Gaza must end, UN rights chief tells Human Rights Council

29 Feb 2024

The “carnage” in Gaza has left more than 30,000 dead and must end immediately, UN rights chief Volker Türk told the Human Rights Council on Thursday, after almost five months of constant Israeli bombardment and mass displacement in the enclave, prompted by Hamas-led attacks. 

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Gaza: WHO chief calls for end to latest hospital siege

Gaza: WHO chief calls for end to latest hospital siege

21 May 2024

As bombardments by the Israeli military reportedly continued overnight across Gaza, along with ground incursions and heavy fighting, the head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) issued an alert on Tuesday for staff and patients at besieged Al-Awda Hospital in the north of the enclave.