Gaza is facing one of the most severe humanitarian crises globally. Since October 2023, Gaza has faced a near-total collapse of its health system. Widespread destruction of infrastructure, repeated displacement, and prolonged access constraints rendered more than 60% of health facilities non-functional, while remaining services operated under severe shortages of staff, medications, fuel, and equipment.
Chronic disease management, particularly dialysis, oncology, and non-communicable diseases, was critically disrupted. Thousands of patients faced life-threatening interruptions in care, with limited or no access to referral pathways outside Gaza.