"The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that infectious diseases are spiralling out of control, with only 13 of the territory's 36 hospitals even partially functioning. Whether meningitis diarrhoea, respiratory illnesses, we're talking about a mammoth amount of work, Hanan Balkhy, regional director for the UN health body, told Agence France-Presse (AFP) in Cairo. In a seperate update, the WHO in occupied Palestinian territory (WHOoPt), said on Thursday, via social media, that it had been scaling up deliveries of medical supplies to health facilities since the Gaza ceasefire came into effect. WHOoPT wrote on X: This week, more than 220 pallets of essential medicines and medical supplies were dispatched from our southern warehouse for partners supporting hospitals across Gaza. Thanks to @eu_echo [European civil protection and humanitarian aid operations] for its continued support."
"In June 2024, an Israeli missile struck 13-year-old Mazyouna Damoo's apartment in Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, hurling her and her mother into the street. Her younger sister, Tala, was pulled from beneath the rubble alive, but her other siblings Hala, 13, and Mohannad, 10 were killed instantly. Mazyouna survived, but half of her face was ripped off, leaving her jawbone exposed."
Infectious diseases are spiralling out of control in Gaza, with only 13 of the territory's 36 hospitals even partially functioning. A regional WHO official warned that meningitis, diarrhoea and respiratory illnesses create a mammoth workload for remaining health services. WHO in occupied Palestinian territory has scaled up deliveries of medical supplies since the ceasefire, dispatching more than 220 pallets from a southern warehouse to partners supporting hospitals across Gaza. Severe civilian injuries continue, exemplified by 13-year-old Mazyouna Damoo, who survived a missile strike that killed siblings and ripped off half her face; she is receiving treatment in the United States.
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