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‘Unlikely to Be Enough’ – WHO Chief Concerned about Polio Vaccination Period in Gaza
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The polio vaccination campaign for children under 10 will begin in Gaza on Sunday and will last three days in each zone. The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that […]

‘For First Time’ – UN Says Israel is Allowing Displaced to Return to Parts of Deir al-Balah
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “This is the first time where return is officially allowed to an evacuated area.” Israeli authorities are allowing displaced Palestinians to return to specific areas in the central Gaza city […]

‘Initial Commitment’ – WHO Says Israel Agreed to Limited Humanitarian Pauses for Polio Vaccination
While he welcomed the initial humanitarian pauses during the campaign, Peeperkorn confessed nonetheless that the “area-specific humanitarian pauses” are not “ideal”. The World Health Organization (WHO) representative for the Occupied Palestinian Territory Rik Peeperkorn announced […]

Polio Vaccine Campaign Requires ‘Security and Access Guarantee’ in Gaza – WHO
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “We cannot do it when there’s fighting, airstrikes, and no roads that can even be traveled safely.” More than one million polio vaccines have arrived in Gaza, but the vaccination […]

‘Lift Blockade Immediately’ – HRW Warns Israeli Onslaught Fueling Polio Crisis in Gaza
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “Israel’s partners should press the government to lift the blockade immediately and ensure unfettered humanitarian access in Gaza to enable the timely distribution of vaccines to contain the unfolding polio […]

‘WHO Gravely Concerned’ – Gaza Baby Suffers Paralysis after Contracting Polio
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A 10-month-old baby in Gaza has developed paralysis in one leg, after contracting the Type 2 polio virus, the first such case in the territory in 25 years, the World […]

First Case of Polio Confirmed in Gaza – Health Officials
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Palestinian Ministry of Health has confirmed the first case of polio in the Gaza Strip, identified in a 10-month-old baby in Deir al-Balah. The case was confirmed through lab […]

Polio Outbreak Expected in ‘Next Number of Days, Weeks’ – Experts
On July 30, Gaza’s Health Ministry said the polio-causing virus type CVPV2 was discovered “in the sewage water in Khan Younis and the central governorates.” Warnings of an imminent polio outbreak in Gaza are growing […]

Polio in Gaza – Necropolitics of Genocide and Impending Public Health Crisis
By Parth Sharma No area is safe in the Gaza Strip and no one is safe in the Gaza Strip; this is the necropolitics of Genocide. Since October 7, 2023, most of Gaza’s thirty-six hospitals […]

‘Dire Situation’ – Gaza’s Health Ministry Declares Polio Epidemic across Gaza
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Gaza’s Health Ministry has declared a polio epidemic across the Gaza Strip, saying it was “a result” of Israel’s “brutal aggression” on the enclave. In a statement on Monday, the […]

‘New Health Crisis’ – Poliovirus Detected in Gaza Sewage
The situation is worsened by severe overcrowding, scarce and contaminated water supplies, accumulated garbage, and the Israeli blockade on hygiene supplies. A new health crisis has emerged in the bombarded Gaza Strip with the detection […]

‘Not Implausible’ – The Lancet Estimates Gaza Death Toll Could Be 186,000 or More
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “Even if the conflict ends immediately, there will continue to be many indirect deaths in the coming months and years from causes such as reproductive, communicable, and non-communicable diseases.” The […]

‘Impossible Choices’ – WHO Warns Lack of Fuel ‘Catastrophic’ for Gaza Hospitals
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO Chief, again issued an urgent appeal for the Rafah crossing to be reopened and for a sustained flow of fuel, food, water and medical supplies […]

‘Expired Canned Foods’ – Food Poisoning Cases Reported in Gaza
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Gaza’s government media office has accused Israel of implementing a systematic starvation policy and preventing Palestinians from receiving medical treatment. The consumption of expired canned food in the Gaza Strip […]

‘Defies Description’ – UN Official Says War Has Dispossessed Gazans of Means to Survive
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Guimond, UN Women’s Special Representative for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, spoke at a UN press conference after returning from a one-week mission inside Gaza. After nearly nine months of Israel’s […]

‘Aligning Participation in WHO with UN’ – World Health Assembly Seeks to Expand Palestine’s Rights
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The draft measure was proposed by several countries including Algeria, China, Indonesia, Iraq, Türkiye, and Venezuela. The World Health Organization’s governing forum has adopted a draft resolution asking to expand […]

‘On the Brink of Death’ – WHO Warns Newborn Babies in Gaza are Dying
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “What doctors and medical staff are telling us is more and more they are seeing the effects of starvation.” Increasing numbers of children in the besieged Gaza Strip are on […]

‘Until 2092’ – WHO Reveals Shocking Numbers about Scale of Gaza Destruction
The Israeli aggression on Gaza has pushed 85% of the besieged territory’s population into internal displacement amid acute shortages of food, clean water, and medicine. World Health Organization (WHO) spokesperson Tarik Jasarevic said that the […]

‘More than 180 Patients Still inside’ – WHO Gains Access to Nasser Hospital amid Israeli Siege
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The WHO has warned that there are still more than 180 patients inside the Nasser Hospital, amid a critical shortage of food, basic medical supplies and oxygen. The World Health […]

Grim Milestone: Over 100,000 Killed, Wounded, Missing in Gaza
By Palestine Chronicle Staff More than 100,000 Palestinians are either dead, injured, or missing and presumed dead in the besieged Gaza Strip, the World Health Organization (WHO) has announced. This follows more than three […]

Gaza Situation is Hellish, Beyond Words – WHO Chief Breaks Down
By Palestine Chronicle Staff In an emotional plea, the head of the World Health Organization has called for a “true solution” to the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip, describing the situation as “beyond […]

We Heard ‘Harrowing Accounts’ in Gaza – WHO Chief
By Palestine Chronicle Staff World Health Organization (WHO) staff visiting Al-Aqsa Hospital in the Gaza Strip heard ‘harrowing accounts’ from patients and medical staff about the consequences of the Israeli airstrike in the central […]

Gaza Health System ‘a Tragedy, Nightmare’ – WHO Chief
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has said that ‘the decimation of the Gaza health system is a tragedy.” He also said that Al-Shifa Hospital is […]

Gaza is ‘Hell on Earth,’ 300 Deaths per Day – WHO Chief
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The WHO says Gaza is witnessing an average of 300 deaths per day, with only nine of its 36 hospitals “partially functioning.” Calling for an immediate ceasefire, the Director-General of […]

‘Patients Will Die Slowly, Painfully’ as Gaza Hospitals Stop Functioning – WHO
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The World Health Organization (WHO) says northern Gaza has been left with no functional hospital, and only four operate at a minimum level, providing limited care. In a statement on […]

Al-Shifa Hospital’s Emergency Department is a ‘Bloodbath’ – WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported alarming conditions at Al-Shifa Hospital, the largest medical center in Gaza, describing its emergency department as a “bloodbath.” The hospital is overwhelmed with hundreds of injured patients, WHO […]

Israeli Army’s Invasion of Al-Shifa Hospital ‘Totally Unacceptable’ – WHO Director General
The Israeli army’s invasion of the Al-Shifa hospital in the Gaza Strip is totally unacceptable, WHO Director-General said during a briefing in Geneva. The Israeli army’s invasion of the Al-Shifa hospital in the Gaza Strip […]

WHO Warns of ‘Worrying Trends’ in Disease Spread in War-Torn Gaza
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The World Health Organization warned on Wednesday of the high risk of disease spreading in Gaza, due to Israeli airstrikes. The World Health Organization warned on Wednesday of the high […]

WHO ‘Strongly Condemns’ Israeli Attack on Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The World Health Organization Demanded ‘immediate active protection of civilians and health care’ in Gaza. An estimated 500 Palestinians have been killed and hundreds more wounded in an early estimation […]

WHO Calls for Evacuating Gaza Patients for Treatment
The World Health Organisation has called for access to patients in the Gaza Strip and free passage to evacuate them for medical treatment, Reuters reported on Friday. WHO Spokesperson Fadela Chaib told a Geneva briefing […]