WHO: Life-Saving Aid Not Reaching Millions of People Caught in Health Emergencies
Voice of America
Palestinians line up for free food during the ongoing Israeli air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip, in Rafah, Jan. 9, 2024. Palestinians line up with their children to receive vaccine shots for them, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Jan. 2, 2024. Vaccines were unavailable for weeks due to the war and are still scarce in many parts of Gaza. Refugees fleeing the conflict in Sudan queue with their jerrycans to collect drinking water at a distribution point at the Ourang refugee camp in Adre, Chad, Dec. 7, 2023.
The World Health Organization is warning that millions of people caught in conflict-driven health emergencies risk dying from traumatic wounds and infectious diseases because life-saving humanitarian aid is not reaching those in need.
