UNRWA: Children in Gaza die in front of our eyes and do not have the means to treat them
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The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) has warned that malnutrition among children under the age of five had doubled between March and June, as a result of the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip.
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& nbsp; During this period, approximately 74,000 for children were conducted to detect malnutrition, and identified approximately 5,500 cases of acute comprehensive malnutrition and more than 800 cases of severe acute malnutrition. 3,500 children in Gaza this year of malnutrition. Moreover, the agency has provided more than 9 million health consultations since the beginning of the war, and it is currently about 15,000 consultations per day. She emphasized that & quot; No other health partner in Gaza can provide primary health care of this size & quot;
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, but UNRWA warned that its continuation in providing services is getting more difficult. She pointed out that at least 188 of its facilities – that is, more than half of the UNRWA facilities in the Gaza Strip – are located inside & quot; the Israeli military zone & quot;, or in areas subject to displacement orders, or where these orders overlap. Its affiliated is still working, in addition to 22 mobile medical points inside and outside the shelters that it runs.
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& nbsp; She said: & quot; Children die in front of our eyes, because we do not have medical supplies or sustainable food for their treatment & quot;
& nbsp; Eyes, all skin treatments, oral antibiotics for adults. Her shelters.
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& nbsp; Providing water and sanitation services in northern Gaza for about 25,000 displaced people in shelters due to the displacement orders issued by the Israeli occupation forces. & nbsp;
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