"When we were in Gaza City two days back to al-Ahli Hospital bringing in the most needed trauma supplies IV fluids, saline, IV antibiotics, also some lab equipment and food for patients and staff etc bombardments were all over the place where we were, Rik Peeperkorn, WHO's representative for the occupied Palestinian territory, told a media briefing on Wednesday. list of 3 itemsend of list We saw a constant stream of trauma patients, horrific trauma patients, young girls with severe burn wounds, boys gasping, he added."
"Just 14 of Gaza's 36 hospitals are partially functioning and only a third of 176 primary care facilities work, Hanan Balkhy, WHO's regional director for the Eastern Mediterranean, which oversees Gaza, said. Speaking at a media briefing, Balkhy said Gaza has been struggling with dire shortages of electricity, clean water, medicine, broken equipment and damaged infrastructure in those health facilities still working. Some facilities have been hit and rehabilitated and hit once more, she added."
Bombing across Gaza has left many hospitals decimated or destroyed while WHO teams work to deliver essential medical and humanitarian supplies. WHO reported constant streams of trauma patients, severe burn injuries, and children gasping for breath during supply missions. Only 14 of Gaza's 36 hospitals are partially functioning and just one third of 176 primary care facilities operate. Remaining health facilities face severe shortages of electricity, clean water, medicines, broken equipment, and damaged infrastructure, with some facilities hit again after rehabilitation. Seven in ten pregnant and breastfeeding women face acute malnutrition and one in five newborns are underweight or premature. UNICEF reported denial of access by the Israeli army to northern Gaza.
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