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Gaza war putting pressure on healthcare workers: WHO

Gaza war putting pressure on healthcare workers: WHO

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As the war in Gaza continues, health facilities and healthcare workers are struggling to provide care to civilians amidst unfavourable circumstances, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) team lead for emergencies communications Nyka Alexander said on Monday. 

In an interview with UN News’s Khaled Mohamed, she said nowhere is safe in the enclave with only one third of its hospitals – about 12 out of 36 – still functioning at limited capacity.

In addition, medical supplies are low, workers are stressed and it has become difficult to treat many of those displaced.  

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