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The platform "Documenting the Targeting and Destruction of the Health Sector in the Gaza Strip" presents accurate and detailed information about the Israeli assault on health during the genocidal war. This includes data on the attacks on healthcare facilities and health workers who have been killed, abducted, tortured, and maimed by Israeli forces during the genocide, and relevant statements by international organizations and healthcare institutions. These are complemented by original analysis by researchers and authors covering a range of issues in the targeting of the health sector, through which Israeli occupation forces have created a "war biosphere". Read more

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Doctor

Dr. Souma Baroud is the sister of Palestinian writer and journalist, Ramzy Baroud

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War Biology and Antimicrobial Resistance: The Case of Gaza

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Nurse

Ziad al-Dalou worked as a nurse (hakeem) in al-Shifa Medical Complex and held the position of deputy director of the internal medicine department in the hospital

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Palestine Red Crescent Society
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Address
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Psychologist

Margaret al-Ra'ee is a psychologist in the Palestine Red Crescent Society in Qalqilya. She is also the vice-president of the Qalqilya branch for the General Union of Palestinian Women.

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Surging Infectious Diseases Represent a Further Chapter of the Crisis in the Gaza Strip

Since October 2023, Gaza has witnessed surging rates of infectious diseases. By June 30, 2024, WHO reports showed nearly a million cases of acute respiratory infections, more than half a million cases of diarrhea, and approximately 104,000 cases of acute jaundice syndrome[1]. In addition to a high number of skin disease cases: over 103,000 cases of scabies and pediculosis, nearly 66,000 cases of skin rashes, and 11,214 cases of chicken pox[2].

Palestinian Ministry of Health (Gaza Strip)
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)