Director General of the World Health Organization: Thousands of Gaza refugees are at risk of disease

According to the report of Fars News Agency International Group, according to the Director General of the World Health Organization, overcrowding and lack of food, water and hygiene principles have accelerated the spread of disease in Gaza.

The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom, announced in a message on X social network that the lack of active infrastructure or access to medicine has led to an increase in infectious diseases among about 1.3 million displaced people. It has led to Gaza.

According to him, more than 110 thousand people have acute respiratory infections, more than 70 thousand people have some degree of diarrhea and thousands of people have other diseases from Skin complications include chicken pox and jaundice.

The attacks of the Zionist regime on the Gaza Strip, which lasted for more than a month and a half, targeted hospitals and medical centers in this region, which caused most of these centers to to leave the circuit of activity.

The Director General of the World Health Organization continued his speech and called for the continuation of the ceasefire and warned The current situation in Gaza increases the risk of disease outbreak.

He also said the words of the spokesperson of the World Health Organization text-align: justify;”> echoed Margaret Harris that if the health system in Gaza is not improved, more people may die from disease than from bombing. He emphasized: We need a permanent ceasefire. Right now. It is a matter of life and death of civilians.

Earlier, the mayor of Gaza warned about the spread of various diseases, including cholera, in this region and asked international organizations to provide water, food, and especially fuel to bring to Gaza He criticized the fact that international organizations are not present in Gaza.