Peeperkorn mentioned the WHO remained involved on the gradual tempo of medical evacuations from the Israeli-besieged territory. On the present tempo of evacuations, it might take 5 to 10 years to maneuver Gaza’s 12,000-odd sufferers to locations the place they might obtain care, he mentioned.
Virtually half the sufferers in query wanted therapy for most cancers and one other quarter for battle trauma. Congenital sicknesses, coronary heart illness and eye situations made up the remaining.
“We urge for a fast and environment friendly use of all corridors to permit all sufferers to obtain life-saving care in time,” WHO mentioned in a separate assertion.
The WHO had to date organized for 266 sufferers to be evacuated to the United Arab Emirates, 22 to the US, 20 to Jordan, 15 to Romania and 5 to Belgium, it mentioned.
