HUMANITARIAN NEEDS AND RESPONSES: 3 January to 7 January
Health
Since the start of hostilities, Health Cluster partners have provided healthcare and medical services to an estimated 500,000 people.
The Health Cluster estimated that about 5,000 beds are required to meet trauma and emergency needs. A total of 59 out of 77 primary health centers are not functioning leaving many without access to basic health services.
Only 26 per cent of the requested medical supplies needs have been met and only 120 out of 353 formal and informal IDP shelters have access to medical points.
About 350,000 people with chronic illnesses and about 485,000 people with mental health disorders continue to experience disruptions in their treatments.
1.9 million IDPs remain at high risk of communicable disease due to poor living conditions, notably overcrowding of IDP sites and lack of access to proper water sanitation and hygiene facilities.
Read the full report: Hostilities in the Gaza Strip and Israel | Flash Update #87
Most people in Gaza are being pushed into an ever-smaller area. Nowhere and no one is safe. Photo by WHO
