The humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip continues to deteriorate. According to the WHO, this is also shown by unnecessary amputations. “I have never seen so many amputees, including many children,” says a WHO representative.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), numerous amputations have to be carried out in the Gaza Strip, although the limbs could actually be saved. There are many reasons for this, said WHO representative for the Palestinian territories, Rik Peeperkorn, and WHO emergency medical team coordinator Sean Casey. They spoke to the press in Geneva via video link from Jerusalem and Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip.
Often the injured arrive late because they cannot reach hospitals sooner due to ongoing fighting, Casey said. There was a lack of specialists there, such as vascular surgeons. Because of the great need, hospitals are also overcrowded and operating rooms for life-saving operations are full. “I’ve never seen so many amputees, including many children,” said Peeperkorn.
Casey: Everyone in the north is hungry
Casey reported from Rafah that recent amputees were begging in their beds for food or water. Deliveries were not enough to reach everyone, especially in the north of the area. “Everyone there is hungry,” he said. According to Peeperkorn, 15 of the former 36 hospitals are currently partially functioning. There are also three field hospitals. As has been the case for weeks, WHO representatives called for a ceasefire to provide better care for the people.
Palestinian terrorist groups attacked Israel on October 7th, killing around 1,200 people and abducting 240 people. Since then, Israel has been fighting them with massive attacks. According to Palestinian figures, more than 23,000 people have died in the Gaza Strip since October – one percent of the population. According to the WHO, more than 50,000 are injured, some seriously.
Source: Stern
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