US EditionMSF warns acute malnutrition soaring in Gaza
GAZA STRIP, JUL 11 – Doctors Without Borders reports nearly 1,000 malnutrition cases in Gaza clinics, with over 1,200 pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, and children affected amid ongoing siege conditions.
- In 2023, Doctors Without Borders reported an unprecedented surge of acute malnutrition in Gaza, where over 700 pregnant women and nearly 500 children receive treatment at two clinics.
- Malnutrition levels have surged in Gaza following Israel’s blockade of food and essential supplies beginning in March, amid a prolonged conflict that erupted after Hamas launched a deadly assault on Israel on October 7, 2023.
- MSF described patients weakened by malnutrition, including pregnant woman Fatima Arfa who requires blood transfusions, while humanitarian aid struggles due to restricted access and unsafe conditions.
- WFP deputy director Carl Skau highlighted that the demand for humanitarian aid is at an unprecedented level and called for an immediate ceasefire, noting that the worsening hunger crisis is compounded by severe limitations on UN relief operations.
- The escalating malnutrition suggests dire health risks for Gaza’s population, including 90,000 children urgently needing treatment, highlighting the urgent need for increased humanitarian access and cessation of hostilities.
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Gaza Ceasefire ‘Urgent’ as Situation Worsens, UN Official Says
A senior UN World Food Programme official said the situation in the Gaza Strip is “worse than I’ve ever seen it before” with about 90,000 women and children suffering from malnutrition, and again called for a ceasefire.
The aid organization Physicians Without Borders warns of a sharp increase in malnutrition in the Gaza Strip. At the same time, the search for food becomes a danger for the people. According to the UN, almost 800 died last near distribution centers.
In Gaza alone, the figures are said to have almost quadrupled in less than two months.
Struck down by malnutrition, pregnant Gazan woman can only pray for a healthy baby
GAZA - At six months pregnant, displaced Palestinian woman Fatima Arfa wishes she could be buying cute clothes and toys for the special day when she delivers a healthy, safe child. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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