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War between Israel and Hamas: in Gaza the health system is collapsing
After six months of war, the situation of hospitals in the Gaza Strip is increasingly critical, if not completely destroyed.
(France 2)
After six months of war, the situation of hospitals in the Gaza Strip is increasingly critical, if not completely destroyed.
A mother no longer knows where to turn to help her son who was seriously injured during a bombing. His legs are paralyzed, he will never walk again, he sobs, she is in despair. “There are no more medicines in this hospital, there are no more urine bags that my son needs, not even a poor painkiller. My son has been wearing the same diaper for three days”she testifies.
Stopping care for chronic illnesses
The health system in Gaza is in agony. Only one hospital still operates in the north of the Gaza Strip. It is saturated with sick or injured patients. “Film our impossible life, there is no bed available, no medicine, nothing”, a man despairs. According to doctors, every day, fifteen children are admitted because they suffer from malnutrition. 23 children died in the north of the enclave according to the Hamas Ministry of Health. In a neighborhood north of Gaza City, almost all pharmacies were destroyed.
An elderly man suffers from diabetes, he only has expired medication. Many chronic illnesses such as heart failure are no longer treated due to lack of infrastructure and medication. The largest hospital center in the enclave is nothing more than a field of ruins.
