7 hours agoUN: 92 percent of babies in Gaza deprived of basic food
Periskopi(a year ago)
(a year ago)The United Nations Office on the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has been alarmed by a deep humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, where 92 percent of babies are deprived of basic food due to continued Israeli attacks, blockades and border closures. According to O CHA situation has significantly deteriorated [...]
According to O CHA situation has greatly exacerbated the security situation, especially in small children and their mothers.
In April, compared to the previous month, an 80 percent increase in cases of children suffering from hunger and malnutrition has been observed, needing urgent medical treatment. Children between 6 and 24 months, along with their mothers, fail to receive even the minimum food level needed to survive”, O points out CHA.
O CHA warns that the consequences of this situation are extremely serious and can affect the physical and mental development of these babies for the rest of their lives.
In addition to food shortages, the crisis has been deepened by lack of access to drinking water. According to recent data, 65 percent of Gaza's population does not have safe access to safe drinking water, endangering public health, and increasing the burden on overloaded health systems. /Periscope/
