The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has reported a 'catastrophic' healthcare situation in the Gaza Strip, with an imminent risk of having only two functioning hospitals available for the entire population. Essential items for infants, such as diapers and formula, are scarce or prohibitively expensive, forcing parents to turn to substandard alternatives. The Al-Helal Al-Emarati Maternity Hospital in Rafah is overwhelmed, struggling to provide necessary care for newborns and mothers. Intensified shelling in Rafah has led to half of Gaza's population seeking shelter there, putting an unsustainable strain on the six hospitals in the region, all of which are beyond overwhelmed. Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, the largest operational medical facility in Gaza, is also on the brink of a 'humanitarian catastrophe', as stated by a senior Palestinian health ministry official.
Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis - the largest still functional medical facility in Gaza - is facing a major "humanitarian catastrophe", according to a senior Palestinian health ministry official https://t.co/xnzD0TkgCp
The reports of intensified shelling in Rafah, in southern #Gaza, are deeply alarming. Desperately seeking safety, half of the Gaza population is sheltering there. The six hospitals in the area are beyond overwhelmed; further havoc would be unbearable. These people have… https://t.co/DlDxdhIfjk
Inside the Al-Helal Al-Emarati Maternity Hospital in Rafah in southern #Gaza. The reality is stark. The hospital is overwhelmed and struggling to provide adequate care to newborns and mothers. https://t.co/QwowghPS3s
Some of the hardest hit in Gaza are babies, young children and their parents, with diapers and formula either hard to find or spiking to unaffordable prices, leading parents to resort to inadequate or even unsafe alternatives. https://t.co/FLiw9K3R3E
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said there is a "catastrophic" healthcare situation in the Gaza Strip, as it warned there might only be two functioning hospitals left for the whole population in the coming days https://t.co/09gL8MC9AA