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Life-saving support reaches women at Nasser Hospital in Gaza

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Life-saving support reaches women at Nasser Hospital in Gaza

Life-saving support reaches women at Nasser Hospital in Gaza

“These kits contain many essential items which are in severe shortage,” says Dr. Khawla, Head of Nursing at Nasser Hospital in Gaza.

Every day in the occupied Palestinian territory, aid workers like Dr. Khawla are risking their lives to deliver emergency assistance to women and girls.

See how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is taking action to make motherhood safer amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis.

15 February 2024
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