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WHO concerned following raid on North Gaza hospital [1]

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Date: 2024-10-11

“Since this morning’s reports of a raid of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, we have lost touch with the personnel there,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus wrote on the social media platform X.

“This development is deeply disturbing given the number of patients being served and people sheltering there,” he added.

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North Gaza has been under an intense military operation with thousands of civilians said to be cut off from humanitarian aid and protection, amid dwindling food and other life sustaining essentials.

Tedros said Kamal Adwan Hospital “has been overflowing with close to 200 patients – a constant stream of horrific trauma cases”, and hundreds of displaced people are also seeking shelter there.

Dr. Rik Peeperkorn, WHO Representative for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, described the reports as "very concerning".

Medical aid mission

The raid occurred a day after WHO and partners managed to reach Kamal Adwan Hospital amid the ongoing hostilities in the north.

Dr. Peeperkorn was on the "complex mission" which lasted for more than 20 hours, he said, speaking from Deir Al-Balah to journalists attending the bi-weekly UN humanitarian briefing in Geneva.

The team transferred 23 patients and 26 caregivers south to Al-Shifa Hospital, located in Gaza City.

They also delivered 10,000 litres of fuel, 180 units of blood, and trauma surgery and alcohol supplies to cover 1,600 interventions to Kamal Adwan.

Al-Shifa also received lab supplies, anaesthesia, medicines and antibiotics were also delivered to Al-Shifa Hospital to cover the health needs of 6,000 people.

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[1] Url: https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/10/1156126

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