“Medicine is being strangled”: An MSF doctor describes the collapse of Gaza's healthcare system

"Gaza’s healthcare system is a broken shell, barely functioning, crushed by the deliberate destruction of every aspect of life here, including the very institutions meant to save lives," says Dr. Mohammed Abu Mughaisib, deputy medical coordinator for MSF. "What we’re seeing today in our medical facilities is a wave of patients unlike anything that came before. The flood of patients is unprecedented. It’s not just the victims of airstrikes and bombings. It’s people with chronic illnesses who can no longer access treatment."