November 24, 2024

Lives of children and newborns put at risk by living conditions in Gaza

Khan Younis, Al-Mawasi humanitarian zone, Nasser Hospital
  • Attacks on the healthcare system
  • MSF bearing witness

From June to October 2024, MSF teams in the emergency department of Nasser Hospital treated more than 10,800 children under the age of 5 for upper respiratory tract infections, including 168 newborns less than a month old. The maternity ward at Nasser Hospital is one of the last still in operation in southern Gaza.