Destruction of Gaza’s Shifa Hospital rips heart out of health system, WHO says

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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that the destruction of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza amounted to “ripping the heart out” of the health system of the Palestinian enclave.

“Destroying Al Shifa means ripping the heart out of the health system,” said WHO spokesperson Margaret Harris.

“It was the place people go to for the kind of care that a really good health system provides, that we in all our societies expect to have should we be in need.”

 Palestinians inspect the damage in the area around Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital after the Israeli military withdrew on April 1. — AFP
Palestinians inspect the damage in the area around Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital after the Israeli military withdrew on April 1. — AFP

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