Urgent action needed to address the epidemiological threat of prolonged war in Gaza

Hanane EL Hafa

Health Policy, 2025, vol. 161, issue C

Abstract: The prolonged war in Gaza has led to the near-total collapse of the healthcare system, leaving over two million people without access to essential medical services, clean water, electricity, or basic sanitation. Many hospitals have been bombed or are barely functioning due to extreme constraints. Healthcare personnel are overwhelmed, injured, or forced to work under dangerous conditions. Essential medicines and vaccines are critically lacking. In this context, the risk of large-scale outbreaks of infectious diseases—such as cholera, hepatitis A, measles, and typhoid fever—is rapidly increasing, especially among displaced populations living in overcrowded and unsanitary conditions.

Keywords: Gaza strip; Acute malnutrition; Famine; Children’s health; Pregnant women; Food insecurity; Humanitarian crisis; Public health emergency; UNICEF; Conflict-related hunger (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2025.105438

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