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Days of Palestine
2 days ago
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- Days of Palestine
MSF: Malnutrition in Gaza Reaches Catastrophic Levels
DaysofPal- Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has warned that the malnutrition crisis in the Gaza Strip has reached unprecedented and catastrophic levels due to the tight Israeli blockade, as it is now in its 130th consecutive day, calling for the immediate and unrestricted entry of food and medical supplies. In a statement on Sunday, MSF reported that its medical teams in clinics in Al-Mawasi in southern Gaza and Gaza City have recorded the highest rates of acute malnutrition since the beginning of the Israeli genocide. It added that over 700 pregnant or breastfeeding women and more than 500 children suffering from moderate to severe malnutrition have been registered in its therapeutic feeding centers. Furthermore, MSF noted that the number of patients treated at the Gaza City clinic has quadrupled in less than two months, increasing from 293 in May to 983 in July, including 326 children aged between 6 and 23 months. 'This is the first time we are seeing malnutrition on such a dangerous scale,' said Mohammed Abu Mughaisib, MSF's Deputy Medical Coordinator in Gaza. 'This starvation is not accidental; it is deliberate. And it could end tomorrow if Israeli occupation allowed large-scale food entry.' He added. In addition, MSF emphasized that the food crisis in Gaza is the result of calculated choices by the Israeli occupation, including minimizing food entry, destroying agricultural infrastructure and local food production, and militarizing aid distribution. The MSF also warned of the ongoing collapse of the healthcare system due to water contamination by sewage, shortages of fuel for water desalination plants, and the harsh living conditions in displacement camps, all of which pose serious public health threats. Meanwhile, the Government Media Office (GMO) in Gaza reiterated its warnings over the escalating famine threat, stating that approximately 1.25 million people are facing catastrophic hunger, and 96% of the population suffers from food insecurity, a humanitarian disaster of unprecedented scale. GMO held the Israeli occupation fully responsible for the current humanitarian catastrophe and strongly condemned the complicity of countries such as the United States, Germany, France, and the United Kingdom. Additionally, GMO urged the international community, as well as Arab and Islamic nations, to act immediately to break the blockade, allow the entry of humanitarian aid, and rescue civilians from death by starvation. Shortlink for this post:
Bangkok Post
3 days ago
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- Bangkok Post
MSF warns acute malnutrition soaring in Gaza
GENEVA - Doctors Without Borders warned Friday that its teams on the ground in Gaza were witnessing surging levels of acute malnutrition in the besieged and war-ravaged Palestinian territory. The medical charity, known by its French acronym MSF, said levels of acute malnutrition had reached an "all-time high" at two of its facilities in the Gaza Strip. "MSF teams are witnessing a sharp and unprecedented rise in acute malnutrition among people in Gaza," the organisation said in a statement. "In Al-Mawasi clinic, southern Gaza, and the MSF Gaza Clinic in the north, we are seeing the highest number of malnutrition cases ever recorded by our teams in the Strip." MSF said it now had more than 700 pregnant and breastfeeding women and nearly 500 children with severe and moderate malnutrition currently enrolled in ambulatory therapeutic feeding centres in both clinics. The numbers at the Gaza City clinic had almost quadrupled in under two months, from 293 cases in May to 983 cases at the start of this month, it said. "This is the first time we have witnessed such a severe scale of malnutrition cases in Gaza," Mohammed Abu Mughaisib, MSF's deputy medical coordinator in Gaza, said in the statement. - 'Intentional' starvation - "The starvation of people in Gaza is intentional," he charged, insisting that "it can end tomorrow if the Israeli authorities allow food in at scale". Starting in March, Israel blocked deliveries of food and other crucial supplies into Gaza for more than two months, leading to warnings of famine across a territory widely flattened by Israeli bombing since Hamas's deadly October 7, 2023 attack on Israel. Israel began allowing food supplies to trickle in at the end of May, but using a new US- and Israel-backed organisation called the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). That group's operations, which effectively sidelined a vast UN aid delivery network in Gaza, have been marred by chaotic scenes and near-daily reports of Israeli forces firing on people waiting to collect rations. The UN said Friday that at least 615 people had been killed in the vicinity of GHF sites since May 27. The organisation itself denies that fatal shootings have occurred in the immediate vicinity of its aid points. MSF maintained Friday that "the existence of malnutrition in Gaza is the result of deliberate, calculated choices by the Israeli authorities". They have decided, it said, to "restrict the entry of food to the bare minimum for survival, dictate and militarise the means of its subsequent distribution, all while having destroyed the majority of local food production capacity". MSF described how injured patients at its clinics warned that its malnourished patients were "begging for food instead of medicine, their wounds failing to close due to protein deficiency". Far more babies were also being born prematurely, while six-month pregnant women often weighed no more than 40 kilos (88 pounds), it said.
Eyewitness News
3 days ago
- Health
- Eyewitness News
MSF warns acute malnutrition soaring in Gaza
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - Doctors Without Borders warned Friday that its teams on the ground in Gaza were witnessing surging levels of acute malnutrition in the besieged and war-ravaged Palestinian territory. The medical charity, known by its French acronym MSF, said levels of acute malnutrition had reached an "all-time high" at two of its facilities in the Gaza Strip. "MSF teams are witnessing a sharp and unprecedented rise in acute malnutrition among people in Gaza," the organisation said in a statement. "In Al-Mawasi clinic, southern Gaza, and the MSF Gaza Clinic in the north, we are seeing the highest number of malnutrition cases ever recorded by our teams in the Strip." MSF said it now had more than 700 pregnant and breastfeeding women and nearly 500 children with severe and moderate malnutrition currently enrolled in ambulatory therapeutic feeding centres in both clinics. The numbers at the Gaza City clinic had almost quadrupled in under two months, from 293 cases in May to 983 cases at the start of this month, it said. "This is the first time we have witnessed such a severe scale of malnutrition cases in Gaza," Mohammed Abu Mughaisib, MSF's deputy medical coordinator in Gaza, said in the statement. 'INTENTIONAL' STARVATION "The starvation of people in Gaza is intentional," he charged, insisting that "it can end tomorrow if the Israeli authorities allow food in at scale". Starting in March, Israel blocked deliveries of food and other crucial supplies into Gaza for more than two months, leading to warnings of famine across a territory widely flattened by Israeli bombing since Hamas's deadly October 7, 2023 attack on Israel. Israel began allowing food supplies to trickle in at the end of May, but using a new US- and Israel-backed organisation called the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). That group's operations, which effectively sidelined a vast UN aid delivery network in Gaza, have been marred by chaotic scenes and near-daily reports of Israeli forces firing on people waiting to collect rations. The UN said Friday that at least 615 people had been killed in the vicinity of GHF sites since May 27. The organisation itself denies that fatal shootings have occurred in the immediate vicinity of its aid points. MSF maintained Friday that "the existence of malnutrition in Gaza is the result of deliberate, calculated choices by the Israeli authorities". They have decided, it said, to "restrict the entry of food to the bare minimum for survival, dictate and militarise the means of its subsequent distribution, all while having destroyed the majority of local food production capacity". MSF described how injured patients at its clinics warned that its malnourished patients were "begging for food instead of medicine, their wounds failing to close due to protein deficiency". Far more babies were also being born prematurely, while six-month pregnant women often weighed no more than 40 kilos (88 pounds), it said. "The situation is beyond critical," said MSF doctor Joanne Perry.
eNCA
3 days ago
- Health
- eNCA
MSF warns acute malnutrition soaring in Gaza
Doctors Without Borders warned Friday that its teams on the ground in Gaza were witnessing surging levels of acute malnutrition in the besieged and war-ravaged Palestinian territory. The medical charity, known by its French acronym MSF, said levels of acute malnutrition had reached an "all-time high" at two of its facilities in the Gaza Strip. "MSF teams are witnessing a sharp and unprecedented rise in acute malnutrition among people in Gaza," the organisation said in a statement. "In Al-Mawasi clinic, southern Gaza, and the MSF Gaza Clinic in the north, we are seeing the highest number of malnutrition cases ever recorded by our teams in the Strip." MSF said it now had more than 700 pregnant and breastfeeding women and nearly 500 children with severe and moderate malnutrition currently enrolled in ambulatory therapeutic feeding centres in both clinics. The numbers at the Gaza City clinic had almost quadrupled in under two months, from 293 cases in May to 983 cases at the start of this month, it said. "This is the first time we have witnessed such a severe scale of malnutrition cases in Gaza," Mohammed Abu Mughaisib, MSF's deputy medical coordinator in Gaza, said in the statement. - 'Intentional' starvation - "The starvation of people in Gaza is intentional," he charged, insisting that "it can end tomorrow if the Israeli authorities allow food in at scale". Starting in March, Israel blocked deliveries of food and other crucial supplies into Gaza for more than two months, leading to warnings of famine across a territory widely flattened by Israeli bombing since Hamas's deadly October 7, 2023 attack on Israel. Israel began allowing food supplies to trickle in at the end of May, but using a new US- and Israel-backed organisation called the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). That group's operations, which effectively sidelined a vast UN aid delivery network in Gaza, have been marred by chaotic scenes and near-daily reports of Israeli forces firing on people waiting to collect rations. The UN said Friday that at least 615 people had been killed in the vicinity of GHF sites since May 27. The organisation itself denies that fatal shootings have occurred in the immediate vicinity of its aid points. MSF maintained Friday that "the existence of malnutrition in Gaza is the result of deliberate, calculated choices by the Israeli authorities". They have decided, it said, to "restrict the entry of food to the bare minimum for survival, dictate and militarise the means of its subsequent distribution, all while having destroyed the majority of local food production capacity". MSF described how injured patients at its clinics warned that its malnourished patients were "begging for food instead of medicine, their wounds failing to close due to protein deficiency". Far more babies were also being born prematurely, while six-month pregnant women often weighed no more than 40 kilos, it said.
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First Post
3 days ago
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- First Post
Unprecedented hunger crisis': MSF warns of acute malnutrition in Gaza
The medical charity reported that acute malnutrition has reached a 'all-time high' at two of its Gaza Strip sites read more Palestinians gather to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen, amid a hunger crisis, as the Israel-Gaza conflict continues, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, December 4, 2024. File image/Reuters Doctors Without Borders warned on Friday that severe malnutrition levels in Gaza, which is surrounded and war-torn, were increasing. The medical charity, known by the French abbreviation MSF, reported that acute malnutrition has reached a 'all-time high' at two of its Gaza Strip sites. In a statement, the organisation said that 'MSF teams are witnessing a sharp and unprecedented rise in acute malnutrition among people in Gaza'. 'In Al-Mawasi clinic, southern Gaza, and the MSF Gaza Clinic in the north, we are seeing the highest number of malnutrition cases ever recorded by our teams in the Strip.' STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD MSF said it now had more than 700 pregnant and breastfeeding women and nearly 500 children with severe and moderate malnutrition currently enrolled in ambulatory therapeutic feeding centres in both clinics. The numbers at the Gaza City clinic had almost quadrupled in under two months, from 293 cases in May to 983 cases at the start of this month, it said. 'This is the first time we have witnessed such a severe scale of malnutrition cases in Gaza,' Mohammed Abu Mughaisib, MSF's deputy medical coordinator in Gaza, said in the statement. 'Intentional' starvation 'The starvation of people in Gaza is intentional,' he charged, insisting that 'it can end tomorrow if the Israeli authorities allow food in at scale'. Starting in March, Israel blocked deliveries of food and other crucial supplies into Gaza for more than two months, leading to warnings of famine across a territory widely flattened by Israeli bombing since Hamas's deadly October 7, 2023 attack on Israel. Israel began allowing food supplies to trickle in at the end of May, but using a new US- and Israel-backed organisation called the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD That group's operations, which effectively sidelined a vast UN aid delivery network in Gaza, have been marred by chaotic scenes and near-daily reports of Israeli forces firing on people waiting to collect rations. The UN said Friday that at least 615 people had been killed in the vicinity of GHF sites since May 27. The organisation itself denies that fatal shootings have occurred in the immediate vicinity of its aid points. MSF maintained Friday that 'the existence of malnutrition in Gaza is the result of deliberate, calculated choices by the Israeli authorities'. They have decided, it said, to 'restrict the entry of food to the bare minimum for survival, dictate and militarise the means of its subsequent distribution, all while having destroyed the majority of local food production capacity'. MSF described how injured patients at its clinics warned that its malnourished patients were 'begging for food instead of medicine, their wounds failing to close due to protein deficiency'. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Far more babies were also being born prematurely, while six-month pregnant women often weighed no more than 40 kilos (88 pounds), it said. 'The situation is beyond critical,' said MSF doctor Joanne Perry.
