WHO: Gaza Strip Still Faces Humanitarian and Health Emergency
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The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, during his participation in the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly currently being held in New York, confirmed that the Gaza Strip is still facing a humanitarian and public health emergency, despite the passage of about a year since the ceasefire.
Ghebreyesus said that the health system in the Strip is under immense pressure, while humanitarian and health needs remain extremely large, as reported by the (Sputnik) agency on Friday.
The Director-General of the World Health Organization stressed the need to ensure the rapid, sustainable, and unimpeded delivery of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.
He added that medical supplies and necessities must enter the Strip, along with the rehabilitation of health facilities, the reopening of patient referral routes, and the expansion of medical evacuation operations.
Israel resumed bombing the Gaza Strip on March 18, after a two-month halt, specifically since the ceasefire agreement with "Hamas" came into effect on January 19, following the failure of talks to extend the first phase of the agreement or transition to the second phase.
