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Growing rates of malnourishment are compromising the health of a people battered by Israel’s war, preventing them from ever fully recovering. “People that would have had very treatable or curable conditions several months ago, are presenting with very advanced disease,” said Qureshi. Due to destroyed hospitals and medical labs, doctors from MSF and other aid organisations are unable to run …

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UN agencies warn of 'explosion' in Gaza child deaths

GENEVA: An alarming lack of food, surging malnutrition and the rampant spread of disease could spark an explosion in child deaths in Gaza, the United Nations warned Monday. Twenty weeks into Israel's war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, UN agencies warned that food and safe water had become "incredibly scarce" in the Palestinian territory, adding that virtually all young …

Marie Michelle Joseph's nine-month-old daughter is weak and has a persistent fever. Key points: The Fontaine Hospital is located in Cite Soleil where gangs have been fighting a vicious turf war The hospital is an important employer for young people who have few alternatives besides joining gangs It is funded by UNICEF in an area food producers struggle to move …