Families in Gaza live in tents among the ruins of their houses. WHO: Healthcare system in gas is in a “catastrophic” state Humanitarian assistance in the “catastrophic” position in the field of healthcare: hospitals work within their capabilities, some vital drugs are completely absent, and the number of deaths from malnutrition and diseases continues to grow. This was warned on Tuesday in the World Health Organization (WHO). according to the representative of the WHO in the occupied Palestinian territories & nbsp; Rick Pypercorn, less than half of the hospitals and less than 38 percent of primary medical care centers are partially functioning. In this case, the number of patients significantly exceeds the number of available beds. drug reserves ~ 60 > “acute lack of drugs and consumables is maintained and only worsened: 52 percent of the drugs and 68 percent of the consumable materials of fully consumable materials. They are absent in warehouses, ”said Pipacorn, speaking to journalists in Geneva by video communication from Jerusalem. 62 > 62 ~“The overload of hospitals is primarily associated with the receipt of patients injured in areas of food distribution, which also leads to a chronic lack of blood and plasma,” he added, noting that at least 1,655 people and more than 11 thousand were injured in these areas. ~ 60 > crisis crisis crisis. The orders of evacuation in the city of Gaza, in the zone of which the WHO warehouse, are aggravated. There are also hospitals, clinics and ambulance stations, which threatens with further interruptions in the work of the services. ~ 60 > aggravation of hunger meanwhile the situation with food is rapidly rapidly worsens. Since the beginning of 2025, 148 people died from malnutrition, including 49 children – 39 of them were younger than five years. In July, acute malnutrition was diagnosed with almost 12 thousand children under the age of five – this is the highest monthly indicator from the beginning of the crisis; More than 2,500 of them suffer from the most severe form of the disease. new threat – meningitis ~ 60 > flashes of infections also aggravate the situation. From July to the beginning of August, 452 cases of suspicion of meningitis were recorded – this is the largest number from the moment the conflict is exacerbated. The number of cases of Guine -Barre syndrome – a rare post -infectious disease, has also increased sharply. Since June, 76 cases have been registered. ~ 60 > Both diseases are difficult to treat due to the complete absence of the necessary drugs, including intravenous immunoglobulin and anti-inflammatory drugs, noted the paircorn. problems with problems with problems with problems with the problems of problems. access 60 > access for international medical teams and supplies remains a serious problem. 60 > according to the representative of the WHO, international doctors are refused the entrance, and the supply of important equipment – including ILD devices, anesthesiological installations and anesthesiological installations and anesthesiological settings and Equipment for the cold circuit – delayed. ~ 60 > although in June the WHO was delivered to gas 80 trucks with medical devices, the distribution of assistance remains slow and unpredictable: many requests are deviated. “We need to open several points passes in gas, simplify the procedures and eliminate obstacles to access, ”Piporn emphasized. “We hear that there are more humanitarian supplies, but in reality this does not happen or is too slowly.”