The surge in disease in temporary shelters in the Gaza Strip is a growing problem. With tens of thousands of displaced people living in crowded conditions, health services have long been overwhelmed, exacerbated by new Israeli displacements.
According to data from the United Nations Office of Emergency Assistance (OCHA), the number of sick people in temporary shelters in the Gaza Strip is increasing. It is home to tens of thousands of displaced people who are forced to live in crowded conditions and face serious health problems.
Health services have long been overwhelmed, and the situation has been exacerbated by the recent Israeli offensive that has displaced them.
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Gabrijesus, listed a series of cases of the disease on social platforms. More than 180,000 people have been reported to have upper respiratory tract infections, and more than 13 in children under the age of five60,000 people suffer from diarrhoea. In addition, there are more than 550,000 people were infected with lice and scabies.
Especially for children under the age of five, if diarrhoea is not timed**, it can be life-threatening because their bodies lose water and important minerals.
To address this urgent issue, the UN Children** has provided 600,000 doses of vaccines to the Gaza Strip. While the war is still ongoing, the goal is to ensure that children can be vaccinated next year as planned, including tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough, among others.
However, the Gaza Strip is still in dire need of urgent assistance to address the surge in disease. Displaced people face serious health risks in this crowded and precarious environment, and they urgently need adequate medical resources to cope with the spread of the disease. The international community should step up its assistance by providing more health equipment, medicines and medical personnel to ensure that the people of the Gaza Strip have access to timely and effective medical assistance.
In addition, there is a need to strengthen the reconstruction and upgrading of the infrastructure and health system in the Gaza Strip. Only in this way can we provide better medical security and a healthy environment for local residents.