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Published 09 Nov, 2023 01:17pm

WHO delivers 2nd batch of health supplies to Gaza’s Al-Shifa Hospital but ‘far from sufficient’

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has delivered a second batch of health supplies to Gaza’s Al-Shifa Hospital containing 56 additional metric tonnes of them, but noted that it was still “far from sufficient”.

In a joint statement, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and UN relief agency chief Philippe Lazzarini emphasised: “While welcome, the quantities we delivered are far from sufficient to respond to the immense needs in the Gaza Strip.

The medical conditions at Al-Shifa — the largest hospital in the GazaStrip and one of the oldest Palestinian health institutions— aredisastrous,“ he added.

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