Gaza faces 61% shortage in cancer drugs
The Ministry of Health in Gaza has warned of a sharp increase in the shortage of medicines and medical consumables, which threatens to collapse healthcare services and endangers the lives of thousands of patients. It explained that the deficit in cancer and blood disease medicines has reached 61%, while the shortage of laboratory testing materials has hit 85%. The shortage includes various medications, such as 56% of maternal and child health drugs and 55% of primary healthcare medicines, disrupting diagnoses, undermining treatment, and threatening the continuity of vital services. The ministry appeals to the international community to intervene swiftly by providing humanitarian and medical support to prevent the worsening of the crisis.
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