Gaza: UN health agency urges rapid scale-up of medevacs as thousands remain in critical condition
2025-02-06 12:00
The United Nations health agency has called for a rapid scale-up of medical evacuations from the Gaza Strip, where thousands of people remain in critical condition following days of heavy fighting.
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Sunday that it was “deeply concerned” about the health situation in Gaza, where at least 1,200 people have been killed and more than 5,500 injured in the past week.
“The health system in Gaza is on the brink of collapse, and medical supplies are running dangerously low,” WHO spokesman Christian Lindmeier said in a statement. “We urgently need to scale up medical evacuations to save lives.”
Lindmeier said that WHO was working with partners to coordinate and facilitate medical evacuations from Gaza, but that the process was being hampered by the ongoing conflict.
“We call on all parties to the conflict to allow safe passage for medical evacuations and to facilitate the delivery of essential medical supplies to Gaza,” he said.
The WHO said that the most urgent cases for medical evacuation include people with severe injuries, such as burns, shrapnel wounds, and gunshot wounds, as well as people with chronic illnesses who require specialized care.
The agency said that it was also working to provide medical assistance to the injured and displaced people in Gaza, and was supporting the health system in the territory.
“We are doing everything we can to support the health system in Gaza and to provide medical assistance to those in need,” Lindmeier said. “But we need the conflict to stop so that we can reach those who need help.”
The fighting in Gaza has been ongoing for the past week, and there is no sign of it letting up. The conflict has caused widespread destruction and suffering, and has left thousands of people in need of humanitarian assistance.
Gaza: UN health agency urges rapid scale-up of medevacs as thousands remain in critical condition
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