Gaza
Gaza health ministry warns of medicine shortage for 350,000 chronic patients
Image credit: Shehab Wire (EN)
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Gaza's Health Ministry warned that over 350,000 patients with chronic diseases face deteriorating conditions amid acute shortages of medications and medical supplies, Shehab Wire reported. The ministry cited widespread dysfunction at primary healthcare centers as compounding the crisis and threatening patients' lives.
The territory's chronic disease patients are struggling to access treatment as supply chains remain disrupted and healthcare infrastructure continues to degrade across Gaza.
