World Health Organization Reports Grim Conditions and Violence at Shifa Hospital in Gaza

World Health Organization Report Reveals Disturbing Conditions at Shifa Hospital in Gaza

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on November 19th that a Humanitarian Situation Investigation Mission, comprised of UN agency personnel, recently visited Shifa Hospital in Gaza, where they uncovered evidence of shootings and gunfire. This investigative team emphasized the perilous nature of hospitals, dubbing them “death zones.”

The investigation team, which includes public health experts, logistics personnel, and security personnel from United Nations agencies, only spent an hour at the hospital on the 18th due to safety concerns.

The investigators’ report paints a grim picture of Shifa Hospital, describing it as being in a “desperate” situation, unable to function as a medical facility due to shortages of clean water, fuel, medicine, and other essentials.

Among the findings were clear signs of shooting and gunfire, as well as a mass grave at the hospital entrance where over 80 people were reportedly buried. The corridors and grounds were strewn with medical waste, and patients and medical staff expressed grave health and safety concerns.

According to the World Health Organization, 25 health workers and 291 patients, including 32 critically ill infants, remain at the hospital. Immediate plans are in place to transfer these patients to hospitals in southern Gaza within the next 24 to 72 hours, contingent upon the assurance of safe evacuation routes by all parties involved in the conflict.

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On November 19, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that a humanitarian investigative mission including UN agency personnel visited Shifa Hospital, the largest hospital in the Palestinian autonomous region of Gaza, and found evidence of shootings and gunfire. The investigative team pointed out that hospitals are “death zones.” The photo shows the hospital’s temporary operating room. Picture taken on the 12th (2023 Reuters/Ahmed El Mokhallalati)

[１９日 ロイター] – The World Health Organization (WHO) reported on the 19th that a Humanitarian Situation Investigation Mission consisting of UN agency personnel visited Shifa Hospital, the largest hospital in the Palestinian autonomous region of Gaza, and found evidence of shooting and gunfire. The investigative team pointed out that hospitals are “death zones.”

The investigation team includes public health experts, logistics personnel and security personnel from United Nations agencies. Due to safety concerns, he only stayed in hospital for an hour on the 18th.

Investigators said the hospital was in a “desperate” situation and was unable to function as a medical facility due to a lack of clean water, fuel, medicine and other necessities.

There were clear signs of shooting and gunfire, and investigators found a mass grave at the entrance to the hospital. He was told that more than 80 people were buried there.

Hospital corridors and grounds were littered with medical and other waste, with patients and medical staff expressing strong health and safety concerns. According to the World Health Organization, 25 health workers and 291 patients remain in hospitals, including 32 infants in critical condition.

The plan is to urgently transfer patients to hospitals in southern Gaza within the next 24 to 72 hours, provided that the parties to the conflict ensure the safety of evacuation routes.

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