GAZA, Jul 18 (NNN-WAFA) – The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), said yesterday that, it is struggling to prevent the spread of diseases among displaced people in the Gaza Strip.
“High temperatures, severe overcrowding, water scarcity, and a severe shortage of personal hygiene and cleaning supplies, such as soap, shampoo, and disinfectants, lead to an increase in skin infections and bacterial contamination among the displaced,” the UNRWA said on social media platform X.
The UN agency said, it is making great efforts to control the spread of this infection and prevent the exacerbation of similar cases through its health centres, despite the limited resources and lack of treatments in its warehouses.
The agency stressed the necessity to reach a ceasefire in Gaza as soon as possible.
During the past 24 hours, the Israeli military killed 81 people and wounded 198 others, bringing the total death toll to 38,794, and injuries to 89,364 since the Palestinian-Israeli conflict broke out in early Oct last year, Gaza-based health authorities said in a statement, yesterday.– NNN-WAFA
