UNRWA: Formula milk supplies in Gaza are nowhere near enough
UNRWA announced Monday on social media platform X that over 8,500 babies have received formula milk through UNRWA in Gaza, but supplies are nowhere near enough.
News Center- The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) announced Monday on social media platform X that formula milk supplies are about to run out in the Gaza Strip.
“In Gaza, over 8,500 babies have received formula milk through UNRWA, but supplies are nowhere near enough,” UNRWA said in the post. “One of our only functioning health centers has just 6 boxes to distribute- the first delivery in 3 months.”
‘Dire shortages leave children at high risk’
Calling for immediate aid and a ceasefire, UNRWA said, “With over 200,000 people relying on this clinic for primary health care, dire shortages leave many, including babies and children, at high risk. Immediate aid and a ceasefire are vital to save lives.”
In the past four months alone, nearly 19,000 children were hospitalized in the Gaza Strip due to acute malnutrition, nearly double the cases in the first half of year, the post said.