19 November 2023 at 00:59 WHO calls Shifa hospital a “dead zone” and calls for full evacuation The World Health Organization (WHO) describes al-Shifa hospital as a “dead zone” and calls for full evacuation. Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus writes on X. A humanitarian team, led by the WHO, which included public health experts, logistics officers and security personnel from various UN departments, visited al-Shifa hospital in northern Gaza on Saturday to assess the situation. – Our team sees that the hospital is no longer usable. There is no water, food, electricity, fuel and medical supplies have been used up, writes Ghebreyesus. Given this deplorable situation and the condition of many patients, including babies, health workers have requested assistance to evacuate patients who can no longer receive life-saving assistance, it added. – We are working with our partners to come up with an emergency plan to evacuate, and ask for full facilitation, writes Ghebreyesus. – Truce. NOW, concludes the WHO chief.
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