Gaza patients have worms in wounds due to lack of bacterial products, says medic

Ahmed Mokhallalati, a British-born plastic surgeon who works in Gaza's al-Shifa hospital, has spoken to Al Jazeera on the dire health situation in the beseiged enclave.

He told the broadcaster he was seeing more and more patients with worms in their wounds because of the lack of antiseptic or bacterial products available. 

Palestinians in Gaza are at high risk of disease from pollution and poor sanitation, as a result of Israel's total siege which has restricted access to water, food and medical provisions in the enclave.

While some humanitarian aid has arrived via the Rafah crossing in Egypt, medics have warned that it was merely a fraction of what was needed.