Unicef: 4,000 babies have been cut off from lifesaving newborn care in Gaza
Unicef has announced that 4,000 babies have been cut off from lifesaving care in Gaza in the last year.
"The Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza has become a besieged war zone," Unicef MENA said in a post on X.
"The last neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) remaining in the north has been damaged in heavy attacks in recent days. In the past year, 4,000 babies have been cut off from lifesaving newborn care because of sustained attacks on the hospitals," the organisation added.
The Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern #Gaza has become a besieged war zone. The last neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) remaining in the north has been damaged in heavy attacks in recent days.
— UNICEF MENA - يونيسف الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا (@UNICEFmena) November 6, 2024
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