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WHO team calls Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital a ‘bloodbath’
Dec 17, 2023According to the WHO, the emergency room of the Al-Shifa hospital in northern Gaza, which was completely destroyed by Israeli bombardment, is “a blood bath” and “in need of resuscitation” on Sunday. The largest hospital in... -
WHO members urge Israel to protect humanitarian workers
Dec 10, 2023A draft resolution was presented by over a dozen World Health Organization member nations on Friday, urging Israel to uphold its legal commitments to protect humanitarian workers in Gaza. Following an attack on southern Israel by... -
Israeli army denies telling WHO to empty aid warehouse in southern Gaza
Dec 5, 2023On Tuesday, the Israeli army refuted claims that it instructed the WHO to evacuate a relief warehouse in southern Gaza within a day in order to prevent ground operations from rendering it useless. “The truth is... -
31 premature babies at imminent risk of death relocated from Al-Shifa hospital
Nov 21, 2023Today, 31 babies clinging to life were rescued from Al-Shifa hospital in northern Gaza and relocated to the south of the Strip. UNICEF, working with WHO, UNRWA, OCHA, UNMAS, as part of an interagency UN effort,... -
WHO wants flow of Gaza patients into Egypt
Nov 19, 2023The World Health Organization called on Friday for a regular flow of patients to be allowed out of Gaza for treatment in Egypt, to relieve the pressure on overwhelmed hospitals. The WHO said a system needed... -
A child killed on average every 10 minutes in Gaza, says WHO chief
Nov 12, 2023A child is killed on average every 10 minutes in the Gaza Strip, World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told the United Nations Security Council on Friday, warning: “Nowhere and no one is safe.” He... -
WHO slams Gaza aid delivery problems
Nov 5, 2023The World Health Organization on Thursday slammed the lack of safety guarantees for bringing humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, saying it was near impossible to get medical supplies to hospitals. The WHO said the health... -
24 hours left for aid to enter Gaza before ‘catastrophe’: WHO
Oct 18, 2023The World Health Organization issued a warning on Monday stating that the Gaza Strip only has “24 hours of water, electricity, and fuel left” before “a real catastrophe” occurs. Ahmed Al-Mandhari, WHO’s Regional Director for the... -
WHO chief urges Hamas to free hostages
Oct 16, 2023The head of the World Health Organization on Sunday urged Hamas to free all hostages, warning that war between Israel and the Islamist organization will only result in carnage and terror. Innocent Palestinian children and civilians... -
WHO calls for humanitarian corridor into Gaza Strip
Oct 10, 2023The Gaza Strip is completely besieged by Israel, and the World Health Organization demanded on Tuesday that a humanitarian corridor be built to enter and exit the area. In reaction to the unexpected onslaught by Hamas,...
