The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) issued a stark statement on Saturday regarding the deteriorating humanitarian conditions in both the Gaza Strip and Sudan, warning that the situation remains extremely fragile and deadly for thousands of children.
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The organization said that children in Gaza continue to endure relentless airstrikes and are suffering from a comprehensive collapse of health, water, and education systems, making survival a daily struggle.
These reports reflect the scale of international failure to protect the most vulnerable groups in conflict zones, where bombardment, hunger, and epidemics combine to create an environment hostile to life.
UNICEF renewed its call for an immediate halt to hostilities and for the opening of safe corridors to deliver life-saving aid before it is too late in these stricken areas.
Collapse of the Health System
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip also reported that thousands of patients and wounded individuals are facing an unknown fate due to the collapse of the healthcare system.
They explained that the remaining hospitals still operating in Gaza, which are struggling to continue providing services, have effectively become forced waiting stations for thousands of patients and injured people facing an uncertain future.
They added that the catastrophic impacts of what they described as a “healthcare annihilation” have turned the continuation of medical care into a daily miracle and a major challenge to recovery efforts and the restoration of many specialized services.
The sources noted that the depletion of medicines and medical supplies has turned even the most basic painkillers into a luxury unavailable to those facing death every minute. Zero-stock levels have reached 46% of the essential medicines list, 66% of medical consumables, and 84% of laboratory materials and blood bank supplies.
They pointed out that cancer treatment, blood diseases, surgery, operating rooms, intensive care, and primary healthcare services are at the top of the list of sectors most affected by the crisis. The limited quantities of medicines reaching Gaza’s hospitals fall far short of actual needs to sustain healthcare services.
— WAFA
