Health workers in Gaza are facing severe hardships, working 24-hour shifts while receiving only one insufficient meal per day, according to Dr. Deirdre Noonan, a Canadian orthopedic surgeon volunteering in Khan Yunis. The basic meals lack adequate nutrition and calories needed for demanding work. Many staff start their shifts having eaten nothing but water. Gaza’s health system is overwhelmed by shortages of medicine, food, fuel, and security, with no visible improvement despite international calls for humanitarian aid.
Dr. Deirdre Noonan, a Canadian orthopedic surgeon volunteering at Al-Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza, told Al Jazeera that many doctors in the blockaded Gaza Strip are working 24-hour shifts—yet they receive only one insufficient and incomplete meal.
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