April 6, 2025

With 55,000 pregnant women in Gaza, the World Health Organization (WHO) warns that its stocks for maternal and child health supplies are extremely low

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Stockouts include epidural anesthesia and blood units needed for surgical operations and complicated deliveries. Essential medical equipment, such as portable incubators, ventilators for neonatal intensive care, ultrasound machines, and oxygen pumps were reportedly not allowed into the Gaza Strip. Source: WHO