A special meeting of the World Health Organisation’s executive board was held to discuss the health situation in Palestine, state-run Radio Pakistan reports.

Addressing the participants, caretaker Health Minister Dr Nadeem Jan thanked WHO and other stakeholders for providing health services to Palestinians under difficult circumstances.

He said that the risk of infectious diseases in the conflict affected area is increasing.

Dr Nadeem Jan said Pakistan supports consistent and reliable safe routes for humanitarian aid, including medical supplies and their delivery to the affected people in Gaza.