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occupied Palestinian territory health crisis 2023

occupied Palestinian territory health crisis 2023

occupied Palestinian territory health crisis 2023

Since 7 October 2023, the escalating crisis in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory has caused large numbers of civilian deaths and injuries.

In the Gaza Strip, airstrikes and a lack of medical supplies, food, water and fuel have virtually depleted an already under-resourced health system. Hospitals have been operating far beyond capacity due to rising numbers of patients as well as displaced civilians seeking shelter. The provision of essential health services – from maternal and newborn care to treatment for chronic conditions – has been severely compromised.

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“We either leave or die” a Sudanese migrant recently arrived in Egypt told WHO

“We either leave or die” a Sudanese migrant recently arrived in Egypt told WHO

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Cairo, 24 May 2023 – Over 248 000 people have crossed the border from Sudan into neighbouring Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia and South Sudan, to flee the insecurity resulting from the fighting in the country and lack of access to health services due to repeated armed attacks on health facilities. Below is a brief conversation between WHO and a Sudanese man who, along with his parents and siblings, spent 17 days on the journey getting from Khartoum to Cairo.

If you had to choose one word to describe the situation in Khartoum, what would it be?

Nightmare.

Is everyone you know unharmed?

Unfortunately, not. My extended family is still there; some of their homes were looted.

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With Al Takamol refugee camp destroyed by fire in Sudan, WHO extends health support and assesses further needs

With Al Takamol refugee camp destroyed by fire in Sudan, WHO extends health support and assesses further needs

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7 February 2023 – Over 450 refugee families in Sudan faced a harrowing evening on 17 January, 2023, when their Al Takamol camp was engulfed by fire, leading to one death, several injuries with burns and fractures, and the destruction of their belongings, among other vital damage. Almost half of the 2000 individuals residing in the camp are children, while 32% are older people. A joint team was swiftly dispatched by the Khartoum State Ministry of Health and WHO Sudan – the first UN responder to support health services in the incident – for a rapid situation analysis and the extension of needed assistance. 

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