GENEVA: The World Well being Group stated on Thursday (Dec 21) that northern Gaza has been left with no purposeful hospital attributable to a scarcity of gasoline, employees and provides.
Solely 9 out of 36 well being amenities have been partially purposeful in the entire of Gaza, in line with the WHO. All these amenities are concentrated within the enclave’s south.
“There are literally no purposeful hospitals left within the north,” Richard Peeperkorn, WHO consultant in Gaza, informed reporters by way of video hyperlink from Jerusalem.
“Al-Ahli (Hospital) was the final one however it’s now minimally purposeful: nonetheless treating sufferers however not admitting new ones.”
Describing it as a “shell of a hospital”, Peeperkorn stated Al-Ahli resembled a hospice offering very restricted care. About 10 employees, all junior docs and nurses, proceed to offer fundamental first assist, ache administration and wound care with scant sources, he stated.
“Till two days in the past, it was the one hospital the place injured individuals might get surgical procedure in northern Gaza and that was overwhelmed with sufferers needing emergency care,” he stated.
“There aren’t any working theatres anymore as a result of lack of gasoline, energy, medical provides and well being employees, together with surgeons and different specialists.”