One in ten children examined in clinics managed by the United Nations for Refugees in the Gaza Strip in 2024 is malnourished, as the service announced today. “Our health groups confirm that malnutrition rates are increasing in Gaza, especially after the siege intensified more than four months ago,” said Ziliet Tuma, head of the UN Department of Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA). Since January 2024, UNRWA said it examined more than 240,000 boys and girls under the age of 5 in its clinics, adding that there were rarely cases of acute malnutrition in the Gaza Strip. “A nurse we talked about told us that in the past he saw these cases of malnutrition only in books and documentaries,” Tuma said. “Medicines, food supplies, hygiene, fuel … everything is exhausted at a fast pace,” Tuma said. To […]
Source: News Beast
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