WHO chief urges sustained aid access as famine deepens in Gaza
United Nations and aid agencies have repeatedly raised the alarm over soaring child malnutrition and the breakdown of health services in Gaza
NEW YORK, United States (MNTV) — World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has renewed his call for safe and sustained access to food and medicines in Gaza, warning that famine is tightening its grip on the besieged territory.
The WHO chief said the agency recently delivered critical nutritional supplies to Al Nasser Hospital, including 4,900 units of infant and high-protein formula along with 2,000 feeding components.
“These supplies are vital for premature and hospitalized newborns who cannot be breastfed due to medical conditions, as well as for patients requiring specialized nutritional support,” Tedros said in a post on X.
He stressed that humanitarian deliveries must not remain isolated interventions but instead form part of a broader, continuous lifeline for civilians trapped in the conflict.
“We continue to call for scaled-up, sustained, and safe access of food and medicines into Gaza,” he added, warning that the territory’s collapsing health system cannot cope without regular supply channels.
The United Nations and aid agencies have repeatedly raised the alarm over soaring child malnutrition and the breakdown of basic health services in Gaza, where hospitals are struggling with severe shortages of medicine, food, and fuel.
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