Gaza: Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, announced that WHO is intensifying efforts to increase medical evacuations from the Gaza Strip as the ceasefire remains intact.
According to Palestine News and Information Agency - WAFA, Tedros communicated through a post on X that the WHO's Medical Evacuation programme has facilitated the evacuation of nearly 8,000 patients, including over 5,500 children, from Gaza for medical treatment over the past two years. Despite these efforts, approximately 16,500 individuals, nearly 4,000 of whom are children, are still awaiting evacuation due to the inability of Gaza's damaged health facilities to provide necessary care.
Tedros also emphasized the importance of opening all evacuation routes, particularly those leading to the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. He expressed gratitude to the countries that have offered their resources and hospitals to assist WHO and its partners in evacuating and treating patients from Gaza. He further urged more countries to receive patients who require critical medical attention.
