16 out of 36 hospitals in Gaza Strip are partially functional: WHO

In its latest update on hospitals in the Gaza Strip today, the World Health Organisation (WHO) revealed that 16 out 36 hospitals are partially functional, with inpatient bed capacity at 1532, down from 3500 before the war.

“45 out of 105 primary health care facilities are functional, 8 out of 10 field hospitals functional; 4 partial and 4 fully,” Dr. Ayadil Saberkov, Team Lead for Health Emergencies at WHO in the occupied Palestinian territory, told the Geneva-based press corps from Jerusalem at the Palais des Nations in Geneva today.

Given the strike in Khan Younis yesterday, he added, Nasser Medical Complex faces a new mass casualty influx, amid a dire lack of blood units, medical supplies and hospital beds.

On Thursday, WHO provided medical supplies enough for 10,000 people to the hospital, which are being used to manage this mass casualty incident.

According to Palestinian Ministry of Health data, the hospital received 70 fatalities and an estimated 200 injuries.

WAM