Gaza doctors: ‘We leave patients to scream for hours and hours’ - BBC News

Doctors in Gaza say the healthcare system is broken and they are operating on people without anaesthetic.

1 day agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsIsrael-Gaza warImage source, AFPImage caption, An injured man lies on a bed in the Gaza European hospital in late DecemberBy Alice CuddyBBC News, JerusalemDoctors across Gaza have described operating on patients without anaesthetic, turning people with chronic conditions away, and treating rotting wounds with limited medical supplies.

"Because of the shortage of painkillers we leave patients to scream for hours and hours," one told the BBC.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has described the state of healthcare in Gaza as being "beyond words".

It said 23 hospitals in Gaza were not functioning at all as of Sunday - 12 were partially functioning and one minimally.

The health agency said air strikes and a lack of supplies have "depleted an already under-resourced system".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68331988

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