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Published 05 Jan, 2025 08:04pm

Severe shortage of medicines in Gaza: health ministry

Gaza’s health ministry has warned of a severe shortage of medicines and medical supplies, Al Jazeera reports.

“Stocks of 120 medicines, including 20 cancer treatments, are completely depleted in the ministry’s warehouses,” ministry official Wael al-Sheikh told the official Palestine TV.

He said the ministry’s debt is nearing 3 billion shekels (approximately $800 million), according to a report by the Anadolu news agency.

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