The start of the evacuation of patients from a field hospital in Rafah, Palestine
Doctors Without Borders announced today, Wednesday, the start of evacuating patients from the Indonesian field hospital in Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip.
The leader of the organization’s medical team in Gaza, Aurélie Godard, said, according to what Sky News reported: British – “The patients who are able to walk have begun to be removed, in preparation for a possible evacuation.”
He warned that the impact of the attack on Rafah would be “catastrophic.” More than a million people, and the situation will get worse for people who have been displaced again and will be forced to live in temporary tents.
He stressed that the “few” field hospitals It will not be able to handle the influx of wounded in addition to normal medical needs such as deliveries and chronic illnesses.
The organization warned that the renewed Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip; It will further deteriorate the health infrastructure, adding that providing medical and humanitarian assistance currently represents a major challenge.
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