Gaza health system collapsing, World Health Organisation says

The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Ghebreyesus, warned on Friday that Gaza's residents will lose all access to health services unless the last two hospitals that are still operational are saved. 

"Gaza's health system is collapsing, with Nasser Medical Complex - the most important referral hospital left - and Al-Amal Hospital at risk of becoming non-functional. Without them, people will lose access to health services," Ghebreyesus wrote on X. 

"These hospitals lie within or just outside the evacuation zone announced on 2 June. Israeli authorities have informed the Ministry of Health that access routes leading to both hospitals will be obstructed. As a result, safe access for new patients and staff will be difficult, if not impossible," he added.

"The hospitals going out of service would have dire consequences for patients in need of surgical care, intensive care, blood bank and transfusion services, cancer care, and dialysis. The relentless and systematic decimation of hospitals in Gaza has been going on for too long. It must end immediately."