Antes del 7 de octubre de 2023, el sistema alimentario de Gaza se encontraba al borde del colapso. Ahora se han creado las condiciones para una hambruna.
- Assistant Professor of Global Health Management and Informatics, University of Central Florida
Antes de 7 de outubro de 2023, o sistema alimentar de Gaza já estava em um ponto de ruptura. Agora, 18 meses de guerra e cerco israelense ajudaram a criar as condições para a fome em massa.
Before Oct. 7, 2023, Gaza’s food system was at a breaking point. Now, 18 months of war and Israeli siege have helped create the conditions for mass starvation.
Arable land has been destroyed, as have food production sites. But even before the current operation in Gaza, Palestinians there suffered high rates of food insecurity.
High levels of diarrhea, scabies and respiratory infections have been reported as bombing campaign progresses – and children are the most vulnerable.
Décadas de financiación insuficiente y bloqueo han debilitado el sistema sanitario de Gaza. Los últimos ataques de Israel a los hospitales lo sumen en una crisis de la que tardará años en recuperarse.
Hospitals have been destroyed, and doctors and health care staff killed. Gaza’s health services may take years to recover, warns a Palestinian health specialist.
Should people be compelled to take the vaccine? Should you feel guilty for skipping the line? And what about parts of the world where vaccines aren’t readably available? Ethicists have it covered.
The pandemic has exposed inequalities in society. There is concern that tying freedoms to vaccinations may further disadvantage vulnerable groups.
Palestinian territories are impoverished and densely populated – ripe for the spread of coronavirus. Israel may have a practical as well as moral obligation to extend its vaccine program to them.
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