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WHO warns of the collapse of the healthcare system in the Gaza Strip

Friday-10-May-2024

The World Health Organization (WHO) issued a warning on Friday that the healthcare system in the Gaza Strip would completely collapse if the fuel flow is halted due to the closure of the Rafah and Karm Abu Salem crossings.

WHO: Destruction of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza rips heart out of health system

Tuesday-2-April-2024

World Health Organization (WHO) spokeswoman Margaret Harris said on Tuesday that the destruction of Al-Shifa Hospital has ripped the heart out of the enclave's healthcare system.

WHO: 9,000 Palestinian patients need emergency evacuation from Gaza

Saturday-30-March-2024

The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed on Saturday that thousands of patients in Gaza continue to be deprived of health care, with only 10 hospitals operating on a limited basis.

WHO: The conditions in Al-Awda and Kamal Adwan hospitals are “horrific”

Tuesday-5-March-2024

Following a visit to Al-Awda and Kamal Adwan hospitals in southern Gaza, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that “there are children dying of hunger in the two hospitals.”

WHO Chief: The destruction surrounding Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza is beyond words

Saturday-2-March-2024

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus described on Saturday the extent of destruction surrounding Al-Shifa Hospital in the Gaza Strip which has been targeted by Israeli attacks as "beyond words".

WHO: The health and humanitarian situation in Gaza is inhumane

Thursday-22-February-2024

The health and humanitarian situation in Gaza is inhumane and continues to deteriorate, said the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

WHO: Attack on Rafah would cause unimaginable disaster

Thursday-15-February-2024

Richard Peppercorn, a representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Gaza and the West Bank, said on Wednesday that "an Israeli military attack on the city of Rafah in southern Gaza Strip would cause an unimaginable disaster."

WHO warns of devastating repercussions of expanding Israeli ground offensive in Rafah

Monday-12-February-2024

The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said on Sunday that reports of Israel’s plans to evacuate Palestinians from the Rafah area in the southern Gaza Strip to expand its ground offensive are “extremely worrying.”

WHO: 712 Israeli attacks on Palestinian health sector since October 7

Saturday-10-February-2024

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that it had documented 721 Israeli attacks on the health care sector in the occupied Palestinian territory since October 7, 2023.