{"id":295505,"date":"2024-04-20T08:46:19","date_gmt":"2024-04-20T12:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=295505"},"modified":"2024-06-10T12:11:50","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T16:11:50","slug":"opt-emergency-situation-update-28-who-update-7-oct-2023-20-apr-2024","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/opt-emergency-situation-update-28-who-update-7-oct-2023-20-apr-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"oPt Emergency Situation Update &#8211; Issue 28 &#8211; (7 Oct 2023 &#8211; 20 Apr 2024) &#8211; WHO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>20 April 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key concerns<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Continued dismantling of the health system, jeopardizing health service provision, access to health, and delivery of life-saving supplies. This is further straining the capacity of the health system to meet the health care needs of the vulnerable population.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>In northern Gaza, five hospitals remain partially functional, providing limited health care services to the vulnerable population: two in the northern governorate and three in Gaza City.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>In the southern, six hospitals are currently operational, two in Deir al-Balah, two in Khan Younis, and three in Rafah, in addition to six field hospitals: UAE, IMC, Jordanian, UK-Med, Indonesian, and Qatari Field hospitals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>The planned Rafah incursion will have disastrous impact on the already existing humanitarian crisis. WHO and Health partners are developing a contingency planning to ensure the health system is prepared to cope with the influx in casualties.<\/li>\n<li>Increasing insecurity, destroyed roads and infrastructure, and lack of proper facilitation of humanitarian missions continue to hinder health access. A sustained and functional deconfliction mechanism is needed to facilitate safe delivery of humanitarian aid across the Gaza Strip, as per International Humanitarian Law.<\/li>\n<li>The Union of Gaza Strip Municipalities is warning of an impending environmental and public health catastrophe, with around 270,000 tons of solid waste accumulating across the Strip.<\/li>\n<li>An estimated 9,000 critical patients need to be medically evacuated out of Gaza, including over 6,000 suffering from trauma-related injuries, and 3,000 with serious chronic conditions (e.g. cancer).<\/li>\n<li>Partner operations continue to be negatively affected by the displacement of staff, operational challenges, and disrupted telecommunication.<\/li>\n<li>Limited access to proper WASH facilities continue to contribute to the rise in infectious disease, including diarrhoeal illness and hepatitis A.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>20 April 2024 Key concerns Continued dismantling of the health system, jeopardizing health service provision, access to health, and delivery of life-saving supplies. This is further straining the capacity of the health system to meet the health care needs of the vulnerable population. 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