GENEVA, Saturday, March 30, 2024 (WAFA) – Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organization, said today that with only 10 hospitals minimally functional across the whole of Gaza, thousands of patients continue to be deprived of health care.
“Around 9,000 patients urgently need to be evacuated abroad for lifesaving health services, including treatment for cancer, injuries from bombardments, kidneys dialysis and other chronic conditions,” he said in a tweet.
“So far, over 3,400 patients have been referred abroad through Rafah, including 2,198 wounded and 1,215 ill. But many more need to be evacuated. We urge Israel to speed up approvals for evacuations, so that critical patients can be treated. Every moment matters.”
