Israel-Hamas War: People in Gaza diagnosed with infectious diseases | Oneindia News
A record number of people in Gaza have been diagnosed with infectious diseases as displaced Palestinians jam into overcrowded shelters. This is further straining doctors and clinics already overwhelmed by the Israeli offensive.
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00:00 Increasing numbers of displaced Palestinians are falling victim to deadly infections.
00:06 And there are fears that hepatitis, diarrhoea and respiratory illnesses could cause more deaths than bombs and missiles.
00:13 Here in the south of the Gaza Strip, Dina Abu Taubsh takes her daughter to a clinic in Han, Yunis.
00:20 My daughter is suffering from fever, cough and cold.
00:26 We were displaced to these schools and there are many children here.
00:32 The children have caught infections because of overcrowding.
00:38 The situation is difficult for my daughter, but also for other children.
00:46 But it's not only the health infrastructure that is overwhelmed.
00:51 Other critical infrastructure is also lacking and there's not enough drinkable water or food.
00:58 Many gardens have resorted to eating just one meal a day, prioritising children.
01:04 As more families flee the conflict, poor sanitation is becoming widespread across the besieged Strip,
01:11 causing hygiene-related diseases such as lice infestation and scabies,
01:17 making it harder for health authorities to control disease outbreaks.
01:22 At present, there's no way of controlling the spread of infection, especially with the war continuing.
01:29 There's a lack of water suitable for human consumption, along with a shortage of energy and electricity to operate generators.
01:37 The overcrowding and transfer of people to shelters and the failure to provide personal supplies to limit the spread of diseases.
01:51 Health organisations have repeatedly sounded the alarm that the situation is becoming deadlier by the day.
01:58 Dina's had to wait for hours to buy essentials like medicine for her sick daughter.
02:05 About 1.8 million gardens are now displaced and hopes that the situation could improve are dwindling.
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