Gaza's Devastated Health System Needs $10bn, At Least Five Years To Rebuild: WHO

The UN estimates reconstruction of the strip could cost up to $80 billion and take 15 years due to the destruction from Israeli bombing

Some $10 billion will be needed to rebuild Gaza’s destroyed health system over the next five to seven years, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on 17 January.

“The needs are massive,” said Rick Peeperkorn, the UN health agency’s representative in the Palestinian territories, following an initial assessment completed by the agency.

Efforts to assess the damage caused by Israel’s unrelenting 15-month bombing campaign began after a deal was reached for a ceasefire and prisoner swap between Israel and Hamas was agreed to Friday.

The Israeli bombing campaign and ground operations killed over 46,000 Palestinians, the majority women and children, according to the Gaza health ministry. However, the death toll is believed to be undercounted by 40 percent, according to a Lancet study.

Peeperkorn said his team’s initial estimate of the cost to rebuild just the health sector was “even more than $3 billion for the first 1.5 years and then actually $10 billion for the five to seven years.”

🔗SOURCE ➡️ The Cradle

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