WHO: Health system in Gaza under immense pressure
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated that the health system in Gaza is under immense pressure, speaking at the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in New York. He emphasized the need for rapid and sustainable humanitarian aid access, rehabilitation of health facilities, and expansion of medical evacuations.
The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, affirmed that the Gaza Strip continues to face a humanitarian and public health emergency, despite nearly a year having passed since the ceasefire. This came during his participation in the 81st session of the UN General Assembly currently underway in New York. Ghebreyesus said the health system in the Strip is under immense pressure, at a time when humanitarian and health needs remain extremely high. He stressed the need to ensure rapid, sustainable, and unimpeded access for humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. He added that medical supplies and equipment must enter the Strip alongside the rehabilitation of health facilities, reopening patient referral pathways, and expanding the scope of medical evacuations. The article conveys the statements of the UN official without adding analysis or commentary from the author.