Health crisis

Health ministry warns of imminent collapse of Gaza’s entire health system

Monday-13-May-2024

The Palestinian health ministry in the Gaza Strip has warned that the besieged Palestinian territory's healthcare system is "hours away" from collapse after the Israeli occupation army has blocked fuel shipments through border crossings.

Kuwait Hospital: Fuel is running out, real catastrophe in the offing

Friday-10-May-2024

The director of the Kuwait Hospital in Rafah, Suhaib al-Hams, has warned in a statement on Thursday evening of a real catastrophe in Rafah, in the southernmost tip of the Gaza Strip, within the few coming days.

MSF: The destruction of Gaza’s health system increases the number of fatalities

Tuesday-30-April-2024

Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said in a report issued on Tuesday that the destruction of the health system in the Gaza Strip due to the ongoing Israeli genocidal aggression increases the number of fatalities.

Health ministry calls for int’l action to save Gazans from spreading diseases

Saturday-27-April-2024

The Palestinian health ministry in Gaza has warned that waste pile-up and sewage overflow as a result of Israel’s ongoing aggression against the coastal enclave will lead to a health disaster.

Egyptian doctor: The destruction in Gaza is beyond imagination, health situation is tragic

Monday-22-April-2024

Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at the Kasr Al-Ainy School of Medicine in Egypt, Ahmed Abdel Aziz, said that the magnitude of the tragedies in the Gaza Strip is not reflected by the media.

Euro-Med: Gazans are facing an unprecedented health and environmental crisis

Monday-22-April-2024

The Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor has said that the civilians in the war-torn Gaza Strip are facing an unprecedented health and environmental catastrophe in the midst of the ongoing Israeli genocide that entered its seventh month.

Following a 10-day visit, UN official describes the impact of Israeli aggression on healthcare in Gaza

Saturday-20-April-2024

Dominic Allen, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Representative for the State of Palestine, described the situation in the Gaza Strip as a humanitarian hellscape after he had returned from his latest 10-day mission in Gaza.

Gazans facing growing health hazards due to waste and sewage

Saturday-13-April-2024

The Gaza municipality warned on Saturday that diseases are spreading due to waste pile-up and sewage overflow as a result of Israel’s ongoing aggression against the coastal enclave.

GMO: 700,000 people become infected as accumulated waste exacerbates health crisis

Friday-29-March-2024

The Government Media Office (GMO) in the Gaza Strip revealed that 700,000 people have become infected with infectious diseases, including 8,000 cases of viral hepatitis.

Report: Gaza health crisis could kill tens of thousands even if the aggression stops

Monday-26-February-2024

A report by independent researchers in the US and Britain has warned that tens of thousands could still die in the Gaza Strip within months, even if the Israeli aggression stops, due to the health crisis resulting from the war.