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Maternity hospital burns in Gaza amid ongoing war

calendar_today12 April 2024

Maternity hospital burns in Gaza amid ongoing war

Maternity hospital burns in Gaza amid ongoing war

“It is full of the smell of death."

The scenes of destruction in Gaza are unimaginable. Maternity wards emptied of patients and destroyed as life-saving maternal health supplies burn.

Pregnant women have nowhere to go to give birth safely.

See the levels of destruction and hear about the impact on pregnant women from Dominic Allen, Representative for UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—in Palestine on his recent visit to Khan Younis.

Publisher

UNFPA Palestine

Publication date

Apr 2024

Author

UNFPA

Resources

UNFPA Palestine Situation Report #7 - 6 April, 2024

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Life-saving medicines for pregnant women run low in south Gaza

calendar_today21 March 2024

Life-saving medicines for pregnant women run low in south Gaza

Life-saving medicines for pregnant women run low in south Gaza

Pregnant women at a camp for internally displaced people camp in south Gaza are receiving check-ups in sandy tents.

Let Dr. Mohamed Ragab describe the situation for women who have almost nothing and see how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is responding. 
 

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Dr. Mohamed Ragab attends to Haneen, who is eight months pregnant. The obstetrician and gynaecologist has set up his practice in a displacement camp in Rafah, in southern Gaza, where he receives up to 70 women every day. © UNFPA Palestine/Bisan Ouda
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Women and girls in Gaza use torn pieces of cloth in place of sanitary pads

calendar_today14 March 2024

Women and girls in Gaza use torn pieces of cloth in place of sanitary pads

Women and girls in Gaza use torn pieces of cloth in place of sanitary pads

Lack of access to menstrual hygiene products in Gaza is forcing many women and girls, like Bakiza (47) and her daughter, to take desperate measures.

See the impact of the support being delivered by UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. 

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Pregnant women in Gaza forced to give birth on hospital floors

calendar_today22 March 2024

Pregnant women in Gaza forced to give birth on hospital floors

Pregnant women in Gaza forced to give birth on hospital floors

Women in Gaza have to give birth on the floor at the overcrowded Al-Emirati Hospital in Rafah as doctors run out of basic medical supplies.

Let UNFPA Palestine Representative Dominic Allen describe the heroic efforts of desperate medical staff helping women give birth safely and see how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is supporting them. 

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“Absolute catastrophe” at only functioning maternity hospital in Gaza city

calendar_today11 March 2024

“Absolute catastrophe” at only functioning maternity hospital in Gaza city

“Absolute catastrophe” at only functioning maternity hospital in Gaza city

Hospitals in the north of Gaza are barely functioning, with medical supplies and fuel running out.

Women are forced to undergo C- sections with only partial anaesthesia.

UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—just delivered critical medical supplies to Al Sahaba Hospital, the only functioning maternity hospital in Gaza City.

Hear from UNFPA Representative Dominic Allen about the desperate need he witnessed during a high-risk mission and stay up to date on our ongoing humanitarian response here.

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calendar_today08 March 2024

With support from Australia, UNFPA has delivered supplies in response to the earthquake in Nepal and works with the Government to build resilience to crises. © UNFPA Nepal/Bikash Karki
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Publisher

UNFPA Palestine

Publication date

Mar 2024

Resources

UNFPA Palestine Situation Report #6 - 1 March, 2024

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