• More than 33,000 people have been reported killed and more than 80,000 injured in Israel and Gaza. About two-thirds of the fatalities in Gaza are women and children.
• The health care system in Gaza is collapsing due to shortages of electricity, medicine, equipment and specialized personnel. Only 10 hospitals are partially functioning for a population of over 2 million people.
• There are nearly 1 million reported cases of infectious diseases, including acute respiratory infections, diarrhea and meningitis, according to the World Health Organization.
• An estimated 50,000 pregnant women are at risk of going without treatment.
• An estimated 1.7 million people are displaced in Gaza – about 75 percent of the population. Shelters are facing extreme overcrowding, increasing concerns about the spread of communicable diseases. |