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„(…) Dr. Rik Peeperkorn … (WHO) representative for the #WestBank & #Gaza, painted a grim picture of the situation, emphasising that over 25% of the 105,000 injured civilians now face life-changing injuries. “At the current rate, it would take 5 to 10 years to evacuate all these critically ill patients,” Dr. Peeperkorn warned, noting that over 12,000 people remain on waiting lists for urgent treatment abroad.“
https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/01/1158741
„(…) Dr. Rik Peeperkorn … (WHO) representative for the #WestBank & #Gaza, painted a grim picture of the situation, emphasising that over 25% of the 105,000 injured civilians now face life-changing injuries. “At the current rate, it would take 5 to 10 years to evacuate all these critically ill patients,” Dr. Peeperkorn warned, noting that over 12,000 people remain on waiting lists for urgent treatment abroad.“
https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/01/1158741
‘Hospitals have become battlegrounds’: Gaza’s health system on brink of collapse
With seven per cent of the population killed or injured since October 2023, the health crisis in Gaza shows no signs of abating.UN News
