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WHO says Gaza warehouse destroyed, one staffer detained; agency warns of medicine shortages
Summary
Dr. Rick Piepercorn, World Health Organization representative for the occupied Palestinian territory, told a U.N. briefing that WHO’s main warehouse in Darabala was hit and largely destroyed after intensified hostilities on July 21, leaving medical supplies depleted, one national staff member detained and many staff displaced.
Dr. Rick Piepercorn, the World Health Organization representative for the occupied Palestinian territory, said at a United Nations briefing that WHO’s main medical warehouse in Darabala was damaged and largely destroyed after an attack on July 21, curtailing the agency’s ability to supply hospitals in Gaza and leaving one WHO staff member in detention.
Piepercorn said WHO has three warehouses in Gaza and the main facility ‘‘was damaged, destroyed yesterday after an attack which caused explosions and fire inside,’’ and that some of the stocks were subsequently looted. He said the loss has left ‘‘the majority of medical supplies in Gaza depleted,’’ constraining WHO’s ability to support hospitals, emergency medical teams and other health partners.
The WHO representative described heavy impacts on personnel: staff residences and WHO premises were affected during intensified hostilities, and four people were detained during an operation on…
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