The World Health Organization (WHO) said today that it is possible that more people will begin to die from diseases than from acts of war in the Gaza Strip due to the spread of infectious diseases which can quickly prove fatal for people with weakened bodies, particularly children.

“We will begin to see more people dying from disease than from the bombings if the minimum health needs to live are not met again,” said the organization’s spokesperson, Margaret Harris. When the truce began five days ago, the WHO carried out a rapid assessment of the situation in Gaza and determined that the The most serious health problems were the lack of food, water and sanitation services.

He also observed the pressing lack of health personnel, the non-existence of medical consultations and the piling up of waste around hospitals, which have also been used by civilians as shelters.

In this context, the respiratory diseases and diarrhea They are of great concern to the WHO, because a child who does not receive treatment (very simple in an ordinary situation) can die in a matter of hours from dehydration in the latter case. When the hospitals were evaluated, a very critical general situation also due to the lack of fuel to operate essential equipment and lack of all types of medicines.

During the last days of the truce, which in principle will expire this Thursday, the WHO has delivered medical supplies to Gazaparticularly traumatology material to care for those injured by the explosions.