Gazaβs Health Ministry warned Sunday that hospitals in the Palestinian enclave are facing critical shortages, with medicine stocks down by 52% and medical supplies by 71%.
The warning followed a press conference held at al-Shifa Hospital in western Gaza City to highlight the grave consequences of dwindling pharmaceutical, medical and laboratory supplies.
The health system is facing "an unprecedented and dangerous state of exhaustion" after two years of war and a tight blockade, which have severely reduced its ability to provide diagnostic and therapeutic services, the ministry said.
Detailing the shortfall, the mi
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