Gaza health needs 'immense': WHO

ANI February 1, 2025 200 views

The World Health Organization has raised urgent alarms about the catastrophic health situation in Gaza, with hospitals struggling to maintain basic operations. Despite increasing aid deliveries, the region's medical infrastructure remains critically damaged, with bed capacity dramatically reduced. WHO representative Rik Peeperkorn emphasized the "immense" health needs facing the densely populated strip. The organization is working to incrementally improve medical support through fuel supplies and additional aid trucks.

"Health needs in the densely populated strip are immense" - Rik Peeperkorn, WHO Representative
Geneva, January 31: The UN's World Health Organisation (WHO) warned on Friday that humanitarian needs in Gaza remain "immense," despite a rise in aid deliveries following the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

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Hospitals operating with limited fuel and reduced bed capacity

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WHO delivering critical medical aid trucks

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Health system experiencing large-scale devastation

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Aid efforts gradually increasing support

Rik Peeperkorn, the WHO's representative in the occupied Palestinian territories, said health needs in the densely populated strip are "immense", amid the "large-scale devastation of the health system."

The flow of health aid has now begun to rise, Peeperkorn said at a news conference. WHO has received 62 delivery trucks and 22 more are expected over the next two days.

He added hospitals at least now had fuel to operate, noting that bed capacity was 3,500-4,000 before the war and is currently around 1,500-1,900. The WHO wants to increase it to 2,000-2,500 as soon as possible. (ANI/WAM)

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Gaza Health Crisis UN World Health Organization Humanitarian Aid Israel-Hamas Conflict Rik Peeperkorn
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