Watch.. Skin diseases ravage the bodies of Gaza children | Health news

Palestinian activists on social media platforms recorded the sight of a child inside GazaHe is suffering from skin diseases, among other childhood issues, as a result of the ongoing attack from Israel for the 320th day.

The video clip shows baby Abed, with blisters covering his body, struggling to move in tents in… Says al-Balah In the middle of the siege, with a lack of clean water and sanitation, and a lack of health care.

Pimples cover a child’s body as a result of skin diseases in Gaza#video #Gaza_War pic.twitter.com/yruBvart98

– Al Jazeera Palestine (@AJA_Palestine) August 21, 2024

The ongoing war – with tens of thousands of martyrs and wounded – has left an environmental situation described as devastating, with the spread of epidemics and the difficult health and living conditions suffered by displaced people in the besieged region.

Al Jazeera Correspondent: Spread of skin diseases among displaced people in northern Gaza Strip due to lack of drinking water pic.twitter.com/eAFrHqg5zv

– Al Jazeera Egypt (@AJA_Egypt) July 29, 2024

Earlier, an Al Jazeera correspondent said that the spread of skin diseases among displaced people in the northern Gaza Strip is increasing due to the lack of drinking water.

Desalination plants stopped working in the entire region for more than a month due to the bombardment of the workers and stoppage of fuel, which forced people to use contaminated water, which affected the lives of children in the plants crowded shelter.

References Health Organization As of June 30, there were over 100,000 cases of scabies and lice, 60,000 cases of skin rash, and 11,000 cases of smallpox in the Gaza Strip.

The group also published a statement on July 19 and updated it with additional information on the 21st of the same month, in which they confirmed the spread of the virus. polio Of the second kind in Gaza, as well as other health reports of outbreaks of diarrheal diseases and hepatitis A.