Just one-fifth of the 5,000 beds needed to meet trauma and emergency needs in Gaza are available, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric says, reports Al Jazeera.

He noted more than three-quarters of the 77 primary health centres are not functioning at all.

“The ongoing hostilities in Deir el-Balah and Khan Younis — coupled with evacuation orders in nearby areas — are putting three hospitals at the risk of closures: Al-Aqsa, Nasser, and the Gaza European hospital,” Dujarric said.

“Some 350,000 people with chronic illnesses and about 485,000 people with mental health disorders continue to experience disruptions in their treatments in Gaza,” Dujarric said.

About 1.9 million displaced people are at risk of communicable diseases because of poor living conditions, overcrowded shelters, and lack of access to proper water, sanitation and hygiene facilities, the UN says.