The World Health Organisation (WHO) warned Friday that the health sector in Gaza is on the brink of collapse, and every hour that passes reduces the opportunity available to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe if the fuel and health and humanitarian supplies necessary to save lives cannot be delivered urgently because of the complete siege imposed on Gaza.Due to the damage to the infrastructure, emergency medical teams face severe obstacles to reaching the sites of casualties. Since last Saturday, the organization has documented 34 attacks on health care facilities in Gaza, which resulted in the killing of 11 health workers while working, wounding 16 others, and injuring 19 health facilities.Twenty ambulances were damaged, according to a WHO statement, a copy of which was received by the Jordan News Agency.As for hospitals, electricity is no longer available for them except for a few hours each day, with them having to adopt a rationing system to distribute the small remaining amount of fuel reserves and r
ely on generators to ensure the continuation of very important work.Such work will soon stop when the fuel stock runs out. This is expected within the next few days, noting that if this happens, the impact will be devastating for the most vulnerable patients, including the injured who need life-saving surgeries, patients in intensive care units, and newborns who depend on care in incubators.The statement notes that, with the continuous increase in infections and deaths due to the continuous air, land and sea raids on the Gaza Strip, the crisis is exacerbated by the acute shortage of medical supplies that limits the ability of hospitals, which are working beyond their capacity, to treat the sick and injured.Unless humanitarian aid – particularly health services, medical supplies, food, clean water, fuel, and non-food items – immediately enters Gaza, partners in the humanitarian and health fields will not be able to meet the urgent needs of those in dire need, according to the statement.WHO urged an end to host
ilities and the protection of health care facilities and civilians from attacks.It called for the immediate opening of a humanitarian corridor to ensure that there are no obstacles to the entry of health and humanitarian supplies, health and humanitarian aid workers, and the evacuation of the sick and injured.The organisation reiterated its call to respect Health care facilities and their protection.

Source: Jordan News Agency