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The number of children who died before their fifth birthday has reached a historic low, dropping to 4.9 million in 2022, according to the latest estimates released today by the United Nations Inter-Agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME). UNICEF

The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners completed a mission to Al-Ahli Arab and Al-Sahaba hospitals in northern Gaza on Saturday, both hospitals are functioning with limited capacity, and lack food, fuel, specialised staff, anaesthetic drugs, antibiotics and internal fixation devices. WHO

The World Health Organization warned that a steep rise in malnutrition among children and pregnant and breastfeeding women in the Gaza strip poses grave threats to their health. WHO

The 36-bed Al-Awda hospital is currently coping with a heavy load of at least 50 deliveries and 25 caesarean section per day. The hospital needs ongoing support to sustain health care provision. WHO

On Saturday, WHO, OCHA, UNRWA, UNFPA, UNMAS and DSS organised a mission to Al Amal PRCS hospital in Khan Younis. The overall objective was to deliver crucial medical supplies and medications to the hospital, along with some food, water and fuel for the generators. WHO

More than half of Gaza’s population of over 2 million – including tens of thousands of pregnant women, new mothers and newborns – is now crammed into Rafah, a town of originally 250,000 people. UNFPA

As Sudan’s brutal war hits the 300-day mark, widespread malnutrition, the world’s largest child displacement crisis and a shattered health system threaten to kill far more children than the armed conflict itself. UNICEF

A World Health Organization (WHO) lead health cluster has 42 active partners operating in Gaza. The partners provide humanitarian health response through direct service delivery or provision of needed supplies. WHO

More than 100 days after the earthquakes in Herat province in western Afghanistan, many survivors are still living in makeshift tents and temporary shelters. Amid the harsh winter conditions, their situation remains precarious. WHO

Dr Mohammad Salama, Head of Neonatal ICU, Al-Helal Al-Emirati Maternity Hospital, outlines the health issues of children in Gaza the challenges experienced by medical staff. He said, “A recovered child who leaves the hospital to stay in a tent, might return to us after a few days in very dire health conditions.” OCHA