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A new population-based nutrition survey from accessible areas of the Gaza Strip has found that acute malnutrition among young children is currently relatively low, yet the broader picture of child and maternal nutrition remains deeply concerning. Chronic malnutrition, poor-quality diets, frequent childhood illness and inadequate feeding practices continue to affect families, showing that access to…

These days, Gaza’s healthcare system is not in the news. There are no violent raids on hospitals, as happened to Al Shifa Hospital, while I was working there in November 2023; there are no bombings of hospital wards or sniper killings in their yards; there are no new claims of secret tunnels under medical facilities