“Doctors in Gaza and the West Bank warn they are battling an epidemic of antibiotic-resistant superbugs, a growing problem in the world’s conflict zones and one that risks spilling over borders and diminishing the global medical arsenal against serious illness.”
…Gaza is a particularly fertile breeding ground for superbugs because its health system has been crippled by years of blockade and antibiotics are in short supply. Even though doctors know the protocols to prevent the rise of drug resistant bacteria, they do not have supplies to follow them.
Unseen Enemy: Doctors in Gaza Battling Superbug Epidemic
Fahed Zuhud, 29, has a bone infection resistant to antibiotics Above image and header image provided by Médecins Sans Frontières