MSF resumes activities in Gaza City

On October 15, MSF reopened its wound care clinic in Gaza City. Since then, our teams have received more than 640 patients—the majority of them with trauma-related injuries. Many had been without access to proper wound care and dressings for weeks. MSF also continues to remotely support Al-Helou Maternity Hospital and Al-Shifa Hospital with supplies and fuel.

One of the facilities where we had to suspend activities at the beginning of September was the MSF-supported primary health care center in Sheikh Radwan. When our teams returned to the area last week, they found the facility partially destroyed, and the community without a crucial source of medical care.

As of October 14, MSF also resumed water trucking in Gaza City. For nine consecutive days, we have been providing between 90,000 and 180,000 liters of drinking water per day, across 9 to 14 distribution sites. We are currently assessing the possibility of further expanding these operations, as more people return from the south and face limited access to safe water in Gaza City.