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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
GENEVA, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) — World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Thursday that desperation in the Gaza Strip had led to a breakdown in law and order, calling for the creation of humanitarian corridors to evacuate people in need of urgent medical care outside the enclave.
“People are dying not only from hunger and disease, but also in a desperate search for food,” the WHO director-general said at a briefing in Geneva, noting that since May 27, more than 1,600 people have died and almost 12,000 have been injured while trying to collect food from distribution points.
Gazans have limited access to basic services, face constant displacement and are currently suffering from a blockade of food supplies, he said.
“Malnutrition is widespread and deaths from hunger are rising,” he said, adding that nearly 12,000 children under five suffered from acute malnutrition in July, the highest monthly figure ever.
Overcrowding and deteriorating water, sanitation and hygiene conditions have allowed diseases to continue to spread, seriously affecting the health of the youngest people, he said.
On July 29, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Food Programme and the UN Children's Fund issued a joint statement warning that the Gaza Strip was at risk of full-scale famine as key food and nutrition indicators continued to deteriorate.
The WHO Director-General said the organization had assisted in the evacuation of 7,522 patients from Gaza since the conflict began in October 2023, but more than 14,800 patients in the enclave still urgently need specialized medical care. He called on more countries to accept patients and speed up medical evacuations by all means possible. –0–
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