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        "id": 1757298,
        "msgid": "who-a-severe-health-crisis-strikes-palestine-1779542192",
        "date": "2026-05-22 14:08:41",
        "title": "WHO: A Severe Health Crisis Strikes Palestine",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "WHO warns of a catastrophic collapse of health services and people\u2019s lives in the occupied Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem. Since October 2023, more than 72,000 people have died and 182,000 injured; by 2025 nearly 26,000 more deaths were reported. The agency calls for protection of health facilities, unhindered humanitarian access, and expansion of life-saving care, while noting Gaza has no fully functioning hospitals and the West Bank faces worsening conditions.",
        "content": "<p>Ramallah (ANTARA) \u2013 The World Health Organization (WHO) for the\nEastern Mediterranean Region described the destruction of health\nservices and human life in the occupied Palestinian territory, including\nEast Jerusalem, as a horrific tragedy. In a statement published on\nThursday (21 May), Dr.\u00a0Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the\nEastern Mediterranean, said that since October 2023 more than 72,000\npeople had died and 182,000 were injured. \u2018By 2025 alone, nearly 26,000\nnew deaths have been reported,\u2019 Balkhy said. She disclosed that after\nthe ceasefire in October 2025, killings of civilians continued, health\nservices were still disrupted, and humanitarian access remained limited.\nCurrently, she said, no hospital in Gaza was functioning at full\ncapacity and no hospital was operating in northern Gaza. Additionally,\nmore than half of essential medicines stocks had run out, while\nthousands of patients still required urgent medical evacuation.\nRegarding the West Bank, WHO confirmed the situation continued to\ndeteriorate due to rising violence and restricted access. The financial\ncrisis facing the Palestinian authorities also severely limited health\nservices, with general hospitals only providing emergency services. WHO,\ntogether with partners, continues to work under extremely difficult\nconditions. WHO has also requested a budget of USD 648 million to fund\nhealth in 2025, but has so far received only 75 percent of that amount.\nIn addition, WHO continues to expand emergency care and treatment for\nthe injured. Balkhy stressed that political statements alone are not\nenough to sustain humanitarian operations. She called for protection of\nhealth services, continued delivery of humanitarian aid, and the removal\nof restrictions hindering the supply of essential medical equipment and\nemergency medical teams. Balkhy also urged international support to\nrestore and expand health services, reduce reliance on medical\nevacuation, and reopen referral pathways from the West Bank.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/who-a-severe-health-crisis-strikes-palestine-1779542192",
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