Surgeons who worked in Gaza fear disease, malnutrition and eradication of healthcare will reverberate for decades British doctors who worked in Gaza during the war have issued dire predictions over the long-term health of Palestinian civillians, warning that large numbers will continue to die.The prevalence of infectious disease and multiple health problems linked to malnutrition, alongside the destruction of hospitals and killing of medical experts, meant mortality rates among Palestinians in Gaza would remain high after the cessation of Israeli shelling. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/feb/22/gaza-wars-aftereffects-palestinian-death-toll-warn-uk-doctors-disease-malnutrition-healthcare
Author : Mark Townsend
Publish date : 2025-02-22 05:00:00
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Long-term effects of Gaza war could quadruple Palestinian death toll, warn UK doctors
