US EditionOver 42,000 People in Gaza Living with Life-Altering Injuries: WHO
More than 5,000 amputations and severe trauma overwhelm Gaza’s limited rehabilitation services amid a health system on the brink of collapse, WHO reports.
- Over 42,000 people in Gaza have sustained life-altering injuries, including about one-quarter being children, according to the World Health Organization .
- The total injuries recorded since October 2023 exceed 167,300, with a significant need for long-term rehabilitation, as reported by WHO.
- The WHO emphasized that Gaza's healthcare system is struggling, with only 14 out of 36 hospitals partially operational, leading to critical shortages of medical supplies.
- Dr. Rik Peeperkorn from WHO noted that the health system in Gaza is near collapse, with an urgent need for medical evacuations for approximately 15,000 people requiring specialized care outside of Gaza.
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XinhuaNearly 42,000 in Gaza suffer life-changing injuries: WHO
More than 42,000 Gazans Suffer Life-Changing Injuries as Health System Nears Collapse
On 26 September 2025, children stand outside a tent being used for medical services at Al Aqsa Hospital in Deir al Balah in the Gaza Strip. Credit: UNICEF/James ElderBy Oritro KarimUNITED NATIONS, Oct 3 2025 (IPS) In recent months, the humanitarian situation in Gaza has sharply deteriorated, with escalating hostilities driving mass civilian displacement and overwhelming the already fragile healthcare system, pushing it to the brink of collapse. …
Nearly 42,000 people in Gaza have ’life-changing injuries’: WHO
Nearly 42,000 people, a quarter of them children, have suffered "life-changing injuries" including amputations, and head and spinal cord injuries in Israel's war in Gaza, the World Health Organization said Thursday. A fresh analysis from the United Nations' health agency found that a quarter of those hurt over the two-year conflict have injuries that will seriously impact the rest of their lives.
Nearly 42,000 people in the Gaza Strip, a quarter of them children, suffer from some form of disability after being injured and will require treatment for years, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today.
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