united nations —
… A World Health Organization official who recently returned from the Gaza Strip said on Wednesday the health care system is rapidly deteriorating, and more staff, supplies and access are urgently needed.
“I’ve seen the health care system collapsing before my eyes,” Sean Casey, WHO Health Emergency Officer, told reporters at the United Nations.
Casey spent five weeks in Gaza, starting in early December, and he met with medical professionals and patients across the territory.
“I saw patients in hospitals every day with severe burns, with open fractures, waiting hours or days for care, and they would often
