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‘On the worst days, we’ve seen less than 10’ aid trucks a day enter Gaza: Analysis
6,413 views Nov 13, 2024 #IsraelHamasWar #Israel #IsraelWar

A group of eight humanitarian organizations says Israel has failed to meet Washington’s demands for increased humanitarian access to Gaza. Last month the Biden administration gave Israel a 30-day deadline to get 350 aid trucks into Gaza every day. Al Jazeera’s Gabriel Elizondo reports from the UN headquarters in New York.

Alicia Phillips Mandaville, chief operating officer at the American Near East Refugee Aid (Anera), has said that aid is not getting into the Gaza Strip “at the levels that we need to see to meet really basic human needs”.

‘Extremely grave situation’: OXFAM warns famine imminent in northern Gaza
14,882 views Nov 10, 2024 #IsraelHamasWar #Israel #IsraelWar

Palestinians across Gaza are struggling to cope with almost no food due to Israel’s continued blockade on humanitarian supplies. People are lining up for what little food does get in. A committee of global experts has warned famine is imminent in northern Gaza, and action is needed within days to avert a catastrophe. Mahmoud Alsaqqa is Oxfam’s Food Security and Livelihood Lead in Gaza and he says many people are at risk of dying from hunger and malnutrition.


Oxfam’s Mahmoud al-Saqqa warns of critical food shortage, limited aid amid Israeli strikes on Gaza
7,672 views Oct 28, 2024 #IsraelHamasWar #Israel #AlJazeeraEnglish

Oxfam’s Gaza food security and livelihood leader, Mahmoud al-Saqqa, joined Al Jazeera from Deir el-Bala, discussing the escalating humanitarian crisis. Al-Saqqa outlined severe shortages of food, medicine, and essentials, worsened by Israeli bombardments and border closures. He highlighted that more than 90% of Gaza’s population now faces acute food insecurity, and children are increasingly malnourished. Aid entry has been minimal, particularly into northern Gaza, where severe restrictions leave residents with few options but displacement. Al-Saqqa emphasised that humanitarian workers are risking their lives daily, calling for international action against the use of food as a weapon.

Disease X: Are we ready for the next killer pandemic? | Flatten the Curve | EP 2
7,886 views Oct 17, 2024 #coronavirus #diseasex #disease
Watch EP1: • Can a pandemic treaty end vaccine ine…

COVID-19 killed seven million people and brought the planet to a standstill.

Five years since it was discovered, our greatest disease experts say far worse pandemics are imminent and the world is unprepared.

Not enough research has been done into many of the organisms that cause infectious diseases.

The World Health Organization is particularly concerned about Disease X, an unknown pathogen that could cause a catastrophic outbreak.

Societal apathy and anti-vaccination attitudes have skyrocketed due to a tide of conspiracy theories and misinformation.

Episode 2 of Flatten the Curve examines the challenges in pandemic-proofing our world from Disease X.


Credits:
Presenter and Series Producer: Drew Ambrose
Supervising Producer: Nick Olle
Associate Producer: Medhavi Arora
Producers: Sophie Pizzimenti, Siwaporn Kingston, Paula Dupraz-Dobias
Translations: Pauline Caclin
Cinematographer and Drone Operator: Lee Ali
Production Manager: Susanna Low
Digital Producer: Susan Kim
Color Grading: Gazi Nela
Archive: Shella Costales
Opening Titles: The Bureau
Theme Music: Vicki Hansen
Footage courtesy of: University of Oxford
Picture Editor: Badrul Hisham
Executive Producer: Sharon Roobol

Palestinians in Gaza face asbestos danger from war rubble | Al Jazeera Newsfeed
1,520 views Oct 15, 2024 #Aljazeeraenglish #News

Asbestos in the vast piles of rubble left by Israel’s relentless bombardment of Gaza is a threat to Palestinians living there. Inhaled, it can cause cancers. Al Jazeera’s Nils Adler explains the threat.

Nigeria cholera outbreak: Infections are 300% higher this year than in 2022
707 views Oct 11, 2024 #AlJazeeraEnglish #ExtremeWeather #DisasterRelief

Flooding in Nigeria is fuelling an outbreak of cholera which has killed more than 350 people. Health authorities have recorded 11 thousand cases mostly among young children but say the figure is likely an undercount Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Idris has this report from Maiduguri in the northeast.

Gaza water crisis: Children walk kilometres for water as farmers struggle with drought
2,391 views Sep 17, 2024 #IsraelWar #IsraelHamasWar #Israel

In Gaza, residents face severe water scarcity, with many walking kilometres to access clean water or purchasing it from street vendors, raising concerns about hygiene. Children often wait in long lines for water instead of attending school. Displaced families struggle to find potable water, often waiting hours to fill containers. The scarcity also affects farmers, with crops suffering from a lack of irrigation, drastically reducing their yields. The harsh conditions have led to health issues, including fever and stomach viruses, due to unsafe water sources. Al Jazeera’s Bisan Owda reports from Gaza.

Polio immunisation campaign last day: More than 90% of Gaza’s children vaccinated
1,960 views Sep 14, 2024 #UNRWA #Polio #AlJazeeraEnglish

It’s the last day of the United Nations’ polio vaccination campaign in Gaza. More than half a million children have been immunised this month. Medical teams are continuing their work despite constant harassment and threats from the Israeli army. Al Jazeera’s Ibrahim Al Khalili reports from northern Gaza.

 

Polio vaccination efforts continue in northern Gaza amid ‘multilayered crisis’
6,949 views Sep 13, 2024 #UNRWA #Polio #AlJazeeraEnglish

The polio vaccination campaign has been extended for one more day to reach people in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, which is an active war zone. Challenges are immense and the intense bombing campaign means people are unable to move freely. This makes it very difficult for organisations leading vaccination efforts. Polio is not the only threat for residents there, there is also malnutrition and the problem of sanitation and hygiene. We’re looking at a multilayered crisis with no sign of it ending any time soon.

 

WHO figures on ‘life-changing’ injuries in Gaza ‘conservative estimates’: Gaza ER physician

8,384 views Sep 13, 2024 #IsraelWar #IsraelHamasWar #UNRWA

The World Health Organization said about one-quarter of people wounded in Gaza during Israel’s assault – more than 22,000 people – have “life-changing” injuries. Dr Thaer Ahmad, an emergency physician who worked in Gaza earlier this year, says the actual figure is “likely to be astronomically higher”. “These are very conservative estimates – they’re doing so in a way to let you know that there is something urgent happening here,” Ahmad told Al Jazeera. “This is something that should scare everyone. These are people who need round-the-clock care.” Among the most common injuries are spinal cord and brain injuries, major burns and limb amputations.

Inside the epicenter of the mpox emergency in the DRC | The Take

6,052 views Sep 11, 2024 🎙️The Take
Doctors and health officials are struggling to manage a recent surge in mpox cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Vaccine shipments recently arrived, but they fall far short of the 3 million doses needed. Is the world responding quickly enough to prevent another global health crisis?

In this episode: -Alain Uaykani, Al Jazeera journalist


Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Tamara Khandaker, Chloe K. Li and Ashish Malhotra with Amy Walters, Hisham Abu Salah, Hagir Saleh, Duha Mosaad, Shraddha Joshi, and Natasha Del Toro, in for Malika Bilal.

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Joe Plourde mixed this episode. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik. Munera Al Dosari and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers.

Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.

Gaza polio campaign: UN vaccinations continues in north of Gaza
4,280 views Sep 11, 2024 #UNRWA #Polio #AlJazeeraEnglish

Despite Israel striking the Gaza strip relentlessly, the United Nations is continuing to vaccinate children against polio. Al Jazeera’s Ibrahim Al Khalili reports from North Gaza.

 

War on Gaza: Logistical challenges remain amid continuing Polio vaccination drive
520 views Sep 11, 2024 #UNRWA #Polio #AlJazeeraEnglish

The United Nations has begun a polio vaccination campaign in northern Gaza. But Israeli forces have continued bombing, despite a pause being agreed during the day to allow immunisations. Palestinian journalist Moath Al Kahlout reports from outside the Indonesian Hospital, in the Jabalia refugee camp.

 

Polio vaccine rollout: UNICEF says Israelis refusing to facilitate scheme
2,571 views Sep 7, 2024 #Palestine #Gaza #UnitedNations

UNICEF states that it is making every effort to distribute the polio vaccine in Gaza during the agreed-upon pauses in fighting. However, the organisation reports that Israel continues to deny medical teams’ access to communities in certain areas of southern Gaza. Al Jazeera’s Hind Khoudary reports from Khan Younis.

Israel refusing entry to medical teams working on polio campaign: Gaza officials
2,565 views Sep 6, 2024 #Palestine #Gaza #UnitedNations

The World Health Organization says polio vaccinations have begun in Khan Younis in southern Gaza but the Palestinian Health Ministry says Israeli forces are refusing to coordinate the entry of vaccination teams into the area. The Ministry is appealing to “concerned parties” to intervene. More than 189,000 children have been inoculated against the disease. Al Jazeera’s Hind Khoudary has more from az-Zawayda in central Gaza, Palestine.

Israeli attacks in Gaza kill 35 people as polio vaccinations continue
6,982 views Sep 4, 2024 #UNRWA #Polio #AlJazeeraEnglish

Israeli forces have killed at least 35 people across Gaza, according to Palestinian officials, as brief and partial pauses in fighting in central Gaza have allowed medics to conduct a further day of polio vaccinations for children. Al Jazeera’s Hind Khoudary reports from Deir al Balah.


Displaced Palestinian mother in Gaza pleads for peace amid health & safety concerns
2,291 views Sep 3, 2024 #Polio #Israel #AlJazeeraEnglish

Children in central Gaza are being vaccinated against the polio virus for a second day. The UN is hoping to immunise 640,000 children under the age of ten. The campaign there will last until Wednesday and then move into northern and southern areas of the Strip. Parents in Gaza are relieved to have their children vaccinated against the polio virus, but they say all they want is for the war to end.


Mpox outbreak: DRC and Burundi to receive vaccines this week
1,230 views Sep 2, 2024 #MpoxOutbreak #AlJazeeraEnglish #Burundi

Mpox vaccines are expected to arrive in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi this week. The WHO says 230,000 doses will be dispatched to the most affected areas. The distribution has been delayed for weeks because of logistical problems. including sourcing for funding. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says it needs 10 million doses across Africa to combat the outbreak. Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi reports.

Polio in tent camp for the displaced: Child infected with polio cannot walk nor crawl
2,178 views Sep 2, 2024 #Palestine #Gaza #UnitedNations

The vaccination campaign comes after the WHO identified the first confirmed polio case in Gaza in 25 years. Abdul-Rahman Abu Al-Jidyan is just a year old but he’s now partially paralysed by the illness. Al Jazeera’s Hind Khoudary spoke to his parents.


Mass polio vaccination drive kicks off in Gaza amid Israeli strikes
1,961 views Sep 1, 2024 #UNICEF #Palestine #Gaza

A polio vaccination drive is underway in Gaza. Long queues have formed outside designated sites in the centre of the strip. The campaign, led by the World Health Organization, aims to inoculate 640,000 children younger than 10. Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum has been at a vaccination centre in Deir el-Balah. He spoke to some parents of children waiting to get the shots.

Polio vaccination programme ‘imperative’ in Gaza: UNICEF
2,340 views Sep 1, 2024 #UNICEF #Palestine #Gaza

Saleem Oweis, UNICEF spokesman for the Middle East and North Africa, said he hopes that the pauses in fighting to deliver the polio vaccination programme in Gaza will be “sufficient” to cover the “over 600,000 children that need to be vaccinated”.
“Polio is a highly contagious disease. The outcome is really grim – it is either paralysis or death. In these contexts, in Gaza, crowded as it is, with all the lack of basic health systems and hygiene supplies and water and all as such, it’s going to prove to be catastrophic,” Oweis told Al Jazeera. He added that it was “imperative” to have the vaccination programme now because there is “no other option than vaccinations”.
“Polio can’t be treated, but it can be prevented and that ‘s where we need to put all the effort now and that’s what we’re trying to do and that’s why we really need this pause commitment to take place.”


First children in Gaza given polio vaccines a day before planned UN rollout.
2,618 views Sep 1, 2024 #Gaza #PolioVaccination #HealthCampaign

Several children in Gaza have been given polio vaccines a day before a large-scale campaign to inoculate children against the virus and a planned pause in fighting in the besieged territory, Gaza’s Health Ministry said. Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud reports.

Israel offering a three-day pause for vaccinations ‘a sick joke’: Analysis
20,386 views Aug 31, 2024 #Gaza #GazaUnderAttack #FreeGaza

The fact that the “international community is begging Israel to vaccine children tells you to what extent this war has become immoral and genocidal”, Dr Tamer Qarmout, an associate professor in public policy at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, told Al Jazeera.

Rather than allow temporary pauses for polio vaccinations, he said Israel’s war on Gaza needs to end he said. “The health sector in Gaza has been systematically destroyed and targeted,” he said, adding that a three-day pause “will never be enough to vaccinate 30 or 40 percent of Gaza’s population, which are young and children”.

He described it as “a sick joke by the Israelis to say, we offer you three days to vaccine children, knowing that the entire health sector has been destroyed” with no clinics and “no basic conditions whatsoever to provide this vaccine.”

 

What we know about ‘pauses’ in Gaza fighting & polio vaccine drive | Al Jazeera Newsfeed

2,046 views Aug 31, 2024 #Aljazeeraenglish #News

A series of pauses in fighting are due to begin this weekend in Gaza to allow vaccination against polio, which has returned to the Strip because of Israel’s war. Here’s what we know about the plans.

WHO announces a polio vaccination campaign in Gaza to begin on Sunda
2,250 views Aug 30, 2024 #GazaVaccination #WHOcampaign #PolioOutbreak

The World Health Organization says Israel has agreed to temporary pauses in fighting in Gaza, to allow a polio vaccination campaign to begin. A case of the debilitating disease was recorded there for the first time in 25 years. Al Jazeera’s Kristen Saloomey reports from the United Nations.

WHO says Israel agrees to 3 days of pause in fighting for polio campaign in Gaza
9,179 views Aug 30, 2024 #IsraelHamasWar #IsraelWar #Polio

The UN’s health agency says Israel has agreed to at least three days of “humanitarian pauses” in Gaza to allow UN health officials to administer polio vaccinations in the territory. That means that the humanitarian pauses could potentially continue after the three days. WHO says that the agreement is for pauses for eight hours a day, between 6am and 3pm local time. The United Nations is preparing to vaccinate an estimated 640,000 children in Gaza, where the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed on August 23 that at least one baby has been paralysed by the type 2 polio virus, the first such case in the territory in 25 years.

On July 30, the Health Ministry in Gaza declared the Palestinian territory to be a “polio epidemic zone”, blaming the reappearance of the virus on Israel’s 10-month military offensive and the resulting destruction of health facilities. Al Jazeera’s Kristen Saloomey joins us live from the United Nations.

10-month-old boy is Gaza’s first confirmed polio case | Al Jazeera Newsfeed
4,517 views Aug 29, 2024 #Aljazeeraenglish #News

A 10-month-old baby is the first confirmed case of polio in Gaza in 25 years, after UN officials called for a pause in Israel’s war to enable a vaccination campaign for children against the virus.


DR Congo no longer expects to receive mpox vaccines this week
1,401 views Aug 28, 2024 #mpoxOutbreak #mpox #DRCongo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) says it no longer expects to receive its first delivery of mpox vaccines this week as global health authorities say the spread of the disease can still be contained. Asked whether the DRC would begin receiving the doses this week, Cris Kacita, the head of the country’s response team, told the Reuters news agency on Monday: “No. There are still several processes to follow.”

WHO Africa chief on mpox and the continent’s health crises | Talk to Al Jazeera
4,806 views Aug 26, 2024 #mpox #aljazeeraenglish #pandemic

Mpox, once confined to Central Africa, has become a global threat, with the continent facing a new wave affecting mostly children. Despite the urgency, the international response has been slow, echoing the inequities seen during the COVID-19 pandemic. As Africa struggles with limited access to vaccines and resources, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for Africa, discusses the continent’s ongoing health challenges and the critical need for global solidarity.

Pakistan prepares for mpox threat with isolation wards, screenings amid healthcare strain concerns
7,786 views Aug 21, 2024 #AlJazeeraEnglish #Pakistan #PublicHealthEmergency

Pakistan’s National Command and Operation Centre, originally established for COVID-19, is now focused on monitoring the mpox virus. The government is taking the threat seriously, with hospitals setting up isolation wards and airport screenings in place.

Despite financial challenges, authorities claim they are prepared to manage the virus, although experts warn that a major outbreak could place severe strain on the already overburdened healthcare system. Al Jazeera’s Kamal Hyder reports from Islamabad.


DRC still awaits vaccines as mpox spreads.
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Aug 21, 2024 #MpoxOutbreak #VaccineAccess #WHOResponse

The World Health Organisation is stressing that the spread of a variant of the mpox virus is not a new COVID because authorities know how to control it. There’s only one case in Kenya. But there are fears that numbers could rise because there’s not enough information and there aren’t enough vaccines. Al Jazeera’s Stefanie Dekker reports from Nairobi.


19,000 suspected or confirmed mpox cases this year

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Aug 20, 2024 #MpoxOutbreak #GlobalHealth #DiseaseAlert

The number of suspected and confirmed mpox cases reported this year, is nearing 20 thousand. The outbreak began in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but the first cases outside Africa were recorded in Sweden and Pakistan earlier this week. Al Jazeera’s Victoria Gatenby reports.



What is mpox and how do you protect yourself? | Al Jazeera NewsFeed

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Aug 20, 2024 #Aljazeeraenglish #News

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention says mpox has been detected in at least 13 African countries, and cases have been confirmed in other continents, too. How can people protect themselves?


Philippines detects first mpox case this year, yet to determine strain.
8,608 views
Aug 19, 2024 #Philippines #mpoxOutbreak #HealthAlert

The Philippines has detected its first case of mpox this year—in a man with no history of traveling outside the country. The virus has spread to several countries since the current outbreak began last year in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. David Munkley, the World Vision Director in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, joins Al Jazeera’s live from Goma.


What risks does the mpox virus pose? | Inside Story
50,717 views
Aug 19, 2024 #GlobalHealth #DRCongo #Sweden 

The Mpox virus triggers the World Health Organization’s highest state of alert. Democratic Republic of Congo has reported the majority of cases. But infections have been recorded in Sweden and Pakistan. So, who’s at risk? And is the world prepared for another global health emergency? Presenter: Sohail Rahman


Southern African leaders address fighting in DR Congo and mpox outbreak at Harare summit.
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Aug 18, 2024 #SADCSummit #MpoxOutbreak #SouthernAfrica

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit in Harare, Zimbabwe, brought together regional leaders to address critical issues affecting the region. The spread of the mpox virus was a major topic, alongside discussions on the conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Mozambique. The summit aimed to strengthen regional cooperation and find solutions to these pressing challenges. Efforts to control the spread of mpox and restore stability in conflict zones were highlighted, with leaders emphasizing the need for coordinated action.


Africa Mpox emergency: More than 500 people have died since start of year
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 Aug 18, 2024 #aljazeera #Africa #al

New figures are revealing the scale of the Mpox epidemic in Africa. The African Union says 517 people have died since the start of the year. It says there are nearly 15 thousand suspected cases – although 3,000 have been confirmed. The outbreak started last year in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Al Jazeera’s Ibtissem Guenfoud reports.


Gaza’s first polio case confirmed: UN appeals for ceasefire to rollout vaccination plan
8,397 views
Aug 18, 2024 #IsraelHamasWar #KhanYounis #IsraelWar

Gaza’s Health Ministry’s confirmed it’s found its first case of polio in a quarter of a century. The United Nations is urgently calling for a seven-day pause in fighting, so 640-thousand children can be vaccinated. The World Health Organization wants to send 1 point 2 million vaccines to Gaza, after the discovery of the polio virus in wastewater last month.

Mpox cases confirmed in Europe, Asia amid global ‘public health emergency’

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Aug 17, 2024 #Aljazeeraenglish #News

Experts say the ‘clade one’ mpox variant at the centre of a newly declared global health emergency is deadlier than a strain that spread two years ago, but adequate resources can greatly lessen its impact.

WHO declares global public health emergency
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Aug 15, 2024 #WHOAlert #GlobalHealthEmergency #mpoxVirus

The World Health Organization has declared a global health emergency over the mpox virus that’s spreading in Africa. This is the highest alert level the WHO can designate. The virus has spread from the Democratic Republic of Congo to neighbouring Kenya, Burundi, Uganda, and Rwanda. AL Jazeera’s Michael Appel reports.

‘Very difficult’ to bring food into Gaza: UN food agency
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14 Aug 2024 #IsraelHamasWar #WFP #Israel

Corinne Fleischer, the World Food Programme’s regional director for the Middle East and North Africa, has said that it is “very difficult” for the agency to bring in enough food to the besieged coastal enclave. Speaking to Al Jazeera from Cairo, she said: “We have had to cancel or reduce the rations that we provide. We provide assistance to about one million people every month … but we don’t bring in enough.” There are three reasons for that, said Fleischer, explaining, “First, there are not enough border crossing points open. Second, once we get through, there is a problem of law and order inside Gaza that makes us have to be very tactical [about] when do we bring food in so we aren’t getting looted. Thirdly, it’s a very complicated operation.” She said that during her visit to the Gaza Strip recently, she noted that roads are destroyed and filled with people. “Inside Gaza, it is very difficult with the [Israeli military] evacuation orders affecting so many people, but also affecting the operations,” Fleischer said.

WHO calls emergency meeting to discuss jump in mpox cases from DRC
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Aug 9, 2024 #WHO #MpoxOutbreak #DRC

A surge in the number of cases of mpox in Africa is alarming health chiefs. The infectious disease has been detected in 10 countries on the continent – including the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has the most cases. The World Health Organization has called an emergency meeting to determine if the outbreak constitutes a global emergency. Al Jazeera’s Victoria Gatenby reports.


Without a ceasefire for vaccines, polio could spread throughout the region: WHO specialist
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Aug 8, 2024 #Palestine #Gaza #GazaDisplacment

The UN’s World Health Organization (WHO) has called for a ceasefire in Gaza to facilitate a mass polio vaccination campaign for 600,000 children under the age of eight, following the detection of polio in the enclave’s wastewater. WHO polio specialist Hamid Jafari warned that without a ceasefire and adequate freedom of movement for healthcare workers, the risk of a polio outbreak in Gaza and the region is “very high.” Jafari emphasized that the disease could spread rapidly, posing a direct threat to Gaza’s children and potentially leading to a public health emergency in Israel, the West Bank, Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan, and other nearby countries.

Gaza hospitals overwhelmed by Hepatitis A and Impetigo outbreaks amid war
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Aug 5, 2024 #Palestine #Gaza #GazaHealthCrisis

The United Nations is warning of what it calls a ‘frightening increase’ in Hepatitis A infections among Palestinian children in Gaza. It’s reported 40,000 cases since the start of the war, compared to 85 in the 10 months before the conflict began. Health facilities are struggling to cope.


Al Jazeera’s Hind Khoudary reports from Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir el-Balah, Gaza.

 

Gaza health officials declare polio ‘epidemic’ as virus spreads | Al Jazeera Newsfeed
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Aug 1, 2024 #Aljazeeraenglish #News

A polio ‘epidemic’ is sweeping through Gaza according to local health officials. The disease is easily prevented through vaccination, but Israel’s war has made that difficult.

 

Dangerous skin diseases spreading among children in Gaza
19,285 views
Jul 31, 2024 #IsraelHamasWar #Polio #Israel

Children in Gaza are suffering from body sores and infections due to poor hygiene in overcrowded tent camps. Lack of cleaning supplies, destroyed sanitation systems, and scarce water exacerbate the spread of disease.

The health crisis is dire, with a polio epidemic and increasing bacterial infections. Israeli attacks have worsened conditions, killing many children and leaving survivors vulnerable to famine and disease. Al Jazeera’s Michael Appel reports.

Dr Mukesh Kapila was the emergencies director for the World Health Organizaton as well as a Medical Doctor. He is now professor emeritus of Global Health & Humanitarian Affairs at University of Manchester. He joins us live from Geneva to discuss the latest updates.

 

Polio epidemic declared in Gaza in latest sign of worsening health crisis
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Jul 30, 2024 #Palestine #Gaza #GazaDisplacment

Polio epidemic declared in Gaza.
Where is The World Health Organisation?
Poliovirus was eradicated in 1999 & 2020.

Israel has a #BSL-4 highest level.
Israel Institute for Biological Research.
The institute is widely suspected of being involved in developing chemical and biological weapons.

Gaza’s health ministry has declared a polio epidemic across the Palestinian enclave, blaming Israel’s devastating military offensive for the spread of the deadly virus. In a statement on Telegram, the ministry on Monday said the situation “poses a health threat to the residents of Gaza and neighbouring countries” – the latest sign of a worsening public health emergency caused by Israel’s genocidal war since October.

Calling the epidemic a “setback” to the global polio eradication programme, the ministry called for an “immediate intervention to end the [Israeli] aggression and find radical solutions” to lack of potable water and personal hygiene, damaged sewage networks and removal of tonnes of rubbish and solid waste. On Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO) said it was sending more than one million polio vaccines to Gaza to be administered over the coming weeks to prevent children from being infected after the virus was detected in sewage samples.

Al Jazeera’s Hind Khoudary reports from Deir Al Balah in Central Gaza. Margaret Harris is the spokesperson for World Health Organization. She joins us live from Geneva to discuss the latest developments.

Israel Institute for Biological Research (IIBR) is an Israeli research and development laboratory [1] It is under the jurisdiction of the Prime Minister’s Office

 

Infectious diseases spread amid unhygienic conditions in Gaza
26,596 views
Jul 7, 2024 #StopTheWar #GazaUnderAttack #Gaza

Infectious diseases are spreading at an alarming rate in Gaza, exacerbated by nine months of ongoing conflict. The war has decimated medical facilities and severely compromised sanitation systems. The situation is further deteriorated by the lack of clean water and the scarcity of basic hygiene products such as soap and shampoo. Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud reports from Deir Al Balah in central Gaza.

 

Diseases spread in Gaza amid water and sewage crisis
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Jul 3, 2024 #Palestine #Gaza #GazaDisplacment

A lack of clean water and sanitation combined with the heat of summer is fuelling the spread of infectious diseases.
It’s putting additional pressure on the few hospitals still able to offer services.

Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum reports from Gaza’s Deir el-Balah, Palestine.

 

 

 

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