The alarm was sounded about the outbreak of infectious diseases in Gaza
According to Webangah News quoted by Mehr News Agency, according to Wafa news agency, international organizations warned about the dire situation in Gaza and the spread of diseases due to the collapse of health and treatment structures.
Christian Lindmeyer, the spokesperson of the World Health Organization, warned: the collapse of the health system in Gaza, insecurity, the presence of obstacles in the delivery of aid, the continuous displacement of its residents, the lack of medical aid and Poor water quality leads to a decrease in the average periodic vaccination and an increase in the risk of contracting vaccine-preventable diseases, including polio.
He stated: These conditions are dangerous for children and create a suitable environment for the spread of diseases such as polio.
Earlier, the World Health Organization announced: the health system in the Gaza Strip has been destroyed, and everyone witnessed the successive displacement of the residents of this strip due to the lack of facilities. Medicine and lack of water. The lack of a proper sewage system in the Gaza Strip has increased the risk of contracting diseases such as polio, which can be prevented by vaccination.
Yesterday, Hossam Abu Sofia, the head of Kamal Adwan Hospital in the north of the Gaza Strip, announced that the Zionist regime is preventing the entry of equipment and vaccines necessary for vaccination, as well as the crisis. Sewage causes the deliberate spread of the polio virus.
Abu Bosafia stated: The occupying regime deliberately does not import drinking water and healthy and clean food, which has created a suitable space and environment for the spread of this virus. The occupying regime has deprived the children of the Gaza Strip from 4 periodic vaccinations, while the polio virus infects people under the age of five and its incubation period is up to 35 days.
Emphasizing that the war in Gaza has made this virus appear again, Abu Bosafia warned regarding the movement of medical and humanitarian delegations to Gaza and the surrounding countries. This is very dangerous.
The head of “Kamal Adwan” hospital said: The occupying regime’s army has announced its intention to withdraw its soldiers from Gaza after the possible spread of this virus that adults and different groups It also affects the society, to vaccinate.
He pointed out that the virus almost completely disappeared in 1988, and there were comments about its complete eradication by 2026 and its resurgence. It is unfortunate.
