Questão 14 - FIP-Moc 2024/2

Diseases spread in Gaza amid  
health system collapse, Israeli strikes

 

Part I

WHO says diarrhoea cases surged 66 percent among chil dren. Meningitis, chickenpox, jaundice also reported.

 

The besieged residents of the Gaza Strip who have so far survived Israel’s bombs and bullets, are increasingly faced with the spread of diseases amid heavy winter rains that have flooded their makeshift shelters, and an acute shortage of food and potable water.

 

Doctors and aid workers have warned of epidemics given the dire humanitarian situation and with the enclave’s health system on its knees. From November 29 to December 10, cases of diarrhoea in children under five jumped 66 percent to 59,895 and increased by 55 percent for the rest of the population, according to data from the World Health Organization (WHO).

 

The UN health agency cautioned that the figures likely did not provide the full picture because of a lack of complete information with the health system and other services in Gaza near collapse. (…). To be continued...

Disponível em: https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2023/12/15/photos-amid-deadly-israeli-strikes-people-in-gaza-face-a-storm-of-diseases-acesso em março de 2024.

Considerando o alerta emitido pela agência de saúde das Nações Unidas, no último parágrafo do Texto, estima-se que os números provavelmente não fornecem um quadro completo da situação na Faixa de Gaza em virtude de/da: