Indonesian government has sent a floating hospital, based in a ship, to provide immediate healthcare facilities to Palestinians injured in Israeli bombings in Gaza.
Israeli forces have destroyed major hospitals in Gaza, depriving thousands of injured Palestinians from getting immediate healthcare.
An Indonesian hospital ship is waiting to recieve permission to enter Gaza to help and treat the critically injured civilians in Gaza.
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An Indonesian hospital ship is waiting to receive permission to enter Gaza to help and treat the critically injured civilians in Gaza. The ship is equipped with most modern technology and facilities relating to health care.
So far, Indonesia is the first country to dispatch a hospital-ship for Gaza people as main hospitals in the Gaza Strip had been turned into graveyards by Israeli attacks.
Meanwhile, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Israel carried out more than 450 assaults on health services in Gaza and the West Bank since October 7.
During a special session organized by the WHO executive board addressing the health situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, Tedros underscored the dire consequences of conflicts on Gaza’s health conditions.
He lamented the devastating impact, citing over 17,000 reported deaths in Gaza, including 7,000 children, with an unknown number potentially trapped under the debris of their homes.
The toll also includes more than 46,000 reported injuries. Tedros noted that approximately 1.9 million people, nearly the entire population of the Gaza Strip, have been displaced, desperately seeking shelter amid pervasive insecurity.
Tedros highlighted the concerning lack of sanitation facilities, with an average of one shower unit for every 700 people and one toilet for every 150 people.
The precarious conditions have led to signals of potential epidemic diseases, such as bloody diarrhea and jaundice.
Moreover, he pointed out that only 14 out of the original 36 hospitals are partially operational.
With an increasing concentration of people in shrinking areas coupled with inadequate access to essentials like food, water, shelter, and sanitation, the risk of disease spread is heightened. Tedros emphasized the imperative nature of health never being a target.
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