Forbes January 5, 2025
On January 3, 2025, during a meeting of the U.N. Security Council, Dr. Rik Peeperkorn, World Health Organization (WHO) representative for the West Bank and Gaza, warned about Gaza’s health system being on the brink of collapse. Dr Rik Peeperkorn warned that “time and again, hospitals have become battlegrounds, rendering them out of service and depriving those in need of lifesaving care. The health sector is being systematically dismantled and pushed to the breaking point, its resilience tested amid dire shortages of medical supplies, equipment, and specialized staff. Only 16 out of 36 hospitals in Gaza remain partially functional, with a total bed capacity of just 1,822—far below what is needed to address the overwhelming health crisis.”
During the meeting,...
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