UN's Lazzarini: Gaza Facing 'Pandemic of Disabilities'

UN's Lazzarini: Gaza Facing 'Pandemic of Disabilities'

News December 3, 2024
UN's Lazzarini: Gaza Facing 'Pandemic of Disabilities'
Gaza (Quds News Network)- Gaza counts the highest number of child amputees per capita in the world, according to the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), many losing limbs and undergoing surgeries without even anesthesia. One in four people injured during the war sustained life-changing injuries and will need rehabilitation services, including care for amputations and spinal cord injuries, Philippe Lazzarini said, citing the World Health Organization. Lazzarini also shed light on the people needing special care “who have suffered in silence” during this assault, noting that one in five families surveyed before October 7 had at least one person with disabilities.

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