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Immense challenges lie ahead to restore Gaza health system: WHO #Gaza #healthcrisis #famine

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Immense challenges lie ahead to restore Gaza health system: WHO The World Health Organization has welcomed the Gaza ceasefire deal but warned that “immense challenges lie ahead to restore the health system” after 15 months of war. The UN agency said only half of Gaza’s 36 hospitals remain partially operational. Nearly all hospitals are damaged or partly destroyed and just 38 percent of primary healthcare centres are functional. While specialised healthcare remains largely unavailable, an estimated 25 percent of those injured – about 30 000 people – face life-changing injuries and will need ongoing rehabilitation. “Transmission of infectious diseases has massively increased, malnutrition is rising, and the risk of famine persists. The breakdown of public order, exacerbated by armed gangs, raises further concerns,” the organisation said in a statement. “Addressing the massive needs and restoring the health system will be an extremely complex and challenging task,” it added. “It is critical that the security obstacles hindering operations are removed.”

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