'The health care system in Gaza has collapsed,' one aid organization says.
Damaged beds and medical equipment outside the entrance to the Nasser Medical Hospital compound in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, April 21, 2024.hits the one-year mark on Monday, Gaza's already fragile health care system has "collapsed," according to aid organizations.
"The health care system in Gaza has collapsed. Fewer than half of the hospitals in Gaza are operational while people's medical needs are greater than ever," a spokesperson for Médecins Sans Frontières , or Doctors Without Borders, said in a statement to ABC News. Several of the northern Gaza hospitals have been raided by the IDF, including Al-Awda Hospital, Al-Shifa Hospital, Indonesian Hospital, and Kamal Adwan Hospital.
"Most of the buildings are extensively damaged or destroyed and the majority of equipment is unusable or reduced to ashes," theread. "Restoring even minimal functionality in the short term seems implausible and will require substantial efforts to assess and clear the grounds for unexploded ordnance to ensure safety and accessibility for partners to bring in equipment and supplies.
"As for the medical staff, there is a large deficit in medical personnel, but at least we want to work and serve the community," he said. A number of specialty hospitals have also stopped functioning in the region, including at least two children's hospitals, three ophthalmic hospitals, a psychiatric hospital, and two hospitals specializing in rehabilitation, according to an ABC News analysis of WHO data.
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