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WHO Warns of Health “Tragedy” in Gaza After 85 Days of War


Sun 31 Dec 2023 | 01:14 AM
Ahmed Moamar

The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, expressed his concern about the increasing risk of the spread of infectious diseases in the Gaza Strip in light of the displacement and humanitarian conditions resulting from the war.

Tedros wrote on the ". Tedros wrote on the X platform that from mid-October to mid-December, people are living in makeshift shelters.

He warned that the displaced population continued to contract diseases.

Tedros revealed that nearly 180,000 people in Gaza suffer from upper respiratory infections

However, clashes continue in the Gaza Strip for the 85th day in light of the continued intense Israeli bombing of various cities in the Strip, amid a worsening humanitarian catastrophe with the increasing number of displaced people.