WHO warns of worsening respiratory diseases in Gaza
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The World Health Organization warned of an increase in respiratory disease cases in Gaza due to poor living conditions and heavy rains.
Translated by Qiyas from القبس — Original source
The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday of a rise in respiratory disease cases in the Gaza Strip, with expectations that the situation will worsen after heavy rains flooded tens of thousands of tents housing displaced people. Rhiannon van de Werfhorst, WHO representative in the occupied Palestinian territories, told journalists in Geneva, “The figures already show the scale of the pressure. Acute respiratory infections are higher by 33,000 cases compared to the same period last year.” The WHO notes that deteriorating living conditions and severe overcrowding are driving up infection rates, as Gaza’s population is crammed into a narrow space. The crisis has been exacerbated by the Israeli military’s expansion of its controlled area by altering the location of what is known as the “yellow line,” established under the ceasefire agreement mediated by the United States in October last year.
