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Updated: Dec 10, 2023 21:00 IST

Geneva [Switzerland], December 10 (ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus mentioned that the healthcare system in Gaza is “on its knees and collapsing” and expressed remorse on the failure to move a decision in UN safety council calling for a ceasefire, CNN reported on Sunday.
It reported that the WHO chief outlined that the affect of Israel’s conflict on Gaza is ‘catastrophic’.
“It’s stating the obvious to say that the impact of the conflict on health is catastrophic,” Tedros informed an emergency WHO assembly held Sunday.
“Gaza’s health system is on its knees and collapsing… The health system’s capacity has been reduced to one-third of what it was,” he mentioned.
CNN reported quoting Tedros, that solely 14 out of the 36 hospitals within the Gaza Strip are partially purposeful. As an instance on the circumstances, he additionally identified how two main hospitals in southern Gaza are working at 3 times their mattress capability.

Overcrowding is creating the “ideal conditions” for the unfold of the illnesses, the highest well being official mentioned, including there are “worrying signs” of epidemic illnesses, together with jaundice and bloody diarrhoea.
Tedros mentioned the WHO had convened on Sunday to debate a decision which, if adopted, would require him to hold out a number of duties, together with reporting on the general public well being implications of the disaster.
“I must be frank with you. These tasks are almost impossible in the current circumstances. It’s for that reason that the Secretary-General last week invoked Article 99 of the United Nations Charter and called for a humanitarian ceasefire,” Tedros mentioned.
He mentioned he “deeply” regretted that the UN Security Council decision calling for a ceasefire did not be adopted after the United States vetoed it throughout a Friday vote.
While acknowledging that negotiations on the Security Council decision had been “difficult,” the WHO Director-General reiterated his perception {that a} ceasefire is the “only way to truly protect and promote the health of the people of Gaza.” (ANI)