WHO teams successfully reach Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza, deliver medical supplies
Nov 06, 2024
Geneva [Switzerland], November 6: Dr. Rik Peeperkorn, World Health Oraganisation (WHO) Representative for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, affirmed that the organisation's teams were able to reach Kamal Adwan Hospital in the Gaza Strip, successfully delivering medical and surgical supplies despite extremely difficult conditions.
The team also provided 150 blood units, 20,000 litres of fuel, food, and water, and transferred 25 patients along with 37 companions to Al Shifa Hospital.
In a press conference held today via video link from Gaza with journalists in Geneva, the WHO official stated that only three doctors remain at the hospital, which was accessed the day before yesterday (Sunday). Among them are two paediatricians and a general practitioner, along with 30 nurses and 120 inpatients.
Regarding Al Awda Hospital, he noted that the WHO mission was also able to reach it on the same day, transferring five patients and five caregivers to Al Shifa Hospital. He emphasised that no surgical procedures could be performed there due to a lack of electricity, warning that this could lead to the complete shutdown of the hospital.
Source: Emirates News Agency
