Gaza Humanitarian Response Update | 6-12 May 2024

A 7-year-old girl with severe acute malnutrition and dehydration was transferred from Kamal Adwan hospital in Gaza to a field hospital in the south. Photo by WHO

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Period: 6-12 May 2024

The information below is provided on a weekly basis by Clusters and select Technical Working Groups operating in the occupied Palestinian territory (OPT). It is updated throughout the week to reflect new content.

For an overview of priority needs and activities by cluster, please see the Flash Appeal released on 17 April covering the period from April through December 2024.

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HEALTH

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Response

Although heightened insecurity and the issuance of evacuation orders by Israeli authorities have already negatively affected the operations of some health facilities, Health Cluster partners continue to provide healthcare services across the Gaza Strip.
The remaining functional hospitals currently have a 2,730-bed capacity in total, including 526 beds at nine field hospitals and the rest at 12 partially functional hospitals.
Twenty Emergency Medical Teams (EMTs) are currently deployed across Gaza, including two in the northern areas.
Efforts continue to restore health services at Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, which is expected to formally reopen next week. Between 6 and 12 May, the hospital already started providing hemodialysis treatment to patients who can no longer access services at An Najjar Hospital in Rafah.

Challenges

Four hospitals, eight primary healthcare centers and 35 medical points are located within areas subject to the evacuation orders issued by Israeli authorities. The An Najjar Hospital in Rafah has ceased providing services, resulting in the loss of 220 beds. If Kamal Adwan and Al Awda hospitals in North Gaza are also forced to stop functioning due to fuel shortages and hostilities, an additional 260 beds will be lost.
The continued closure of Rafah Crossing and the lack of safe and logistically viable access to the Kerem Shalom Crossing are increasing the risk of shortages in medical and other supplies necessary for the continuity of health services across Gaza. The current situation is also preventing the rotation of EMT personnel and the entry of additional EMTs into Gaza.
Limited fuel availability continues to hamper health interventions at hospitals and primary healthcare facilities.

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Nutrition

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Response

Partners have expanded their interventions at existing centers in Khan Younis, Deir al Balah, and in all schools sheltering internally displaced persons (IDPs).
Since mid-January, at least 70,583 children aged 6-59 months have undergone Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) screenings, of whom 5,169 have been diagnosed with acute malnutrition, including 3,986 with Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) and 1,183 with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM).
A total of 38 mother-to-mother support groups have been established. In April, more than 78,000 caregivers of children under the age of two were reached with messages on Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices in Emergencies (IYCF-E).

Challenges

Cases of acute malnourishment among children continue to rise due to the unprecedented food crisis, deteriorating health, water and sanitation services, and widespread fear and stress undermining the ability of mothers to breastfeed their babies.
The scale-up of nutrition interventions has been reversed in Rafah, where at least three out of 22 health facilities and 25 out of 35 medical points providing nutrition services were closed, due to the latest evacuation orders and military escalation. In addition, new services due to open last week in northern Gaza were put on hold due to the escalating situation.
Access constraints across Gaza continue to hamper the early detection of children and women in need of nutrition services and the safe scale-up of operational presence and needed support.

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Shelter and Non-Food Items (NFIs)

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Response

Mapping shelter stocks and response activities to identify gaps and sharing with partners an updated guidance on prioritization.

Challenges