Gaza Children Ravaged by Chickenpox
Measles cases have spread widely among children and infants in the Gaza Strip, amid worsening health and humanitarian conditions that weaken the area's ability to combat it. The World Health Organization recorded approximately 9,300 cases over two weeks, with more than half of the cases concentrated in Khan Yunis Governorate due to deteriorating water quality, food shortages, and overcrowding in displacement camps. Children's cases, especially infants, are at serious risk of complications such as pneumonia and encephalitis, with difficulties in providing essential medicines and vaccines. Health authorities warn that the crisis could worsen and call for efforts to improve water sources and sanitation, and to reduce overcrowding in order to prevent a broader outbreak of the disease.
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