The Gaza Strip has recently witnessed a significant increase in the spread of infectious diseases, most notably smallpox, particularly among children, amidst dire humanitarian and health conditions.
Field reports indicate that the spread of smallpox among children in Gaza is...
While international warnings about the humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip continue to mount, figures confirm that starvation has become a deadly reality for children, exacerbated by the obstruction of food aid deliveries to the Strip.
According to the United...
Childhood in the Gaza Strip is a tragic reality. The recent Israeli war has exacerbated the already dire situation, making children direct victims of the destruction and the loss of basic necessities.
With the ongoing siege, the lack of reconstruction,...
A Palestinian infant died from the bitter cold in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, amid deteriorating humanitarian conditions and a lack of heating in displacement camps.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza said on Saturday that the 27-day-old baby,...
The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip announced on Wednesday that 6,000 amputations have been recorded during the two years of the Israeli war on the Strip, and indicated the urgent need for "urgent and long-term" rehabilitation programs...
Dozens of children in the Gaza Strip are experiencing a new therapeutic approach developed by Palestinian specialists and programmers, using locally created virtual reality headsets, in an effort to overcome the psychological trauma of war and fill the significant...
When wars erupt, attention usually turns to the material and geopolitical losses, and major capitals become preoccupied with the balance of power and securing strategic interests.
But amidst this debate, the deeper and more lasting human cost is often overlooked:...
Amid the ongoing war and the tight siege on the Gaza Strip, the outlines of a dangerous Israeli policy targeting the health and development of an entire generation of children are becoming clearer day by day.
Depriving newborns of essential...
UNICEF spokesperson Ricardo Perez stated that since the ceasefire agreement went into effect on October 11 in Gaza, "an average of two children are killed every day in the Gaza Strip as a result of Israeli attacks."
During his weekly...
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said that the organization and its partners have vaccinated more than 10,000 children in Gaza to protect them from diseases.
In a blog post on Wednesday, Ghebreyesus noted that...
