{"id":17249,"date":"2025-05-11T09:23:45","date_gmt":"2025-05-11T09:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=17249"},"modified":"2025-05-11T09:24:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T09:24:14","slug":"gaza-faces-health-catastrophe-1500-blinded-and-thousands-at-risk-amid-medical-supply-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/05\/11\/gaza-faces-health-catastrophe-1500-blinded-and-thousands-at-risk-amid-medical-supply-collapse\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaza Faces Health Catastrophe: 1,500 Blinded and Thousands at Risk Amid Medical Supply Collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-The disabilities caused by the ongoing Israeli assault on Gaza go beyond amputations of limbs. According to the Ministry of Health, 1,500 people have lost their vision, while another 4,000 are at risk of going blind due to severe shortages of medicine and medical equipment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"869\" data-end=\"1191\">Dr. Abdul Salam Sabah, director of the Eye Hospital in Gaza, warned that the health sector is facing a critical shortage of consumables and equipment needed for eye surgeries. This may lead to the near-total collapse of surgical services, especially those for retinal diseases, diabetic retinopathy, and internal bleeding.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1193\" data-end=\"1399\">Due to the lack of equipment, the Eye Hospital currently has only three worn-out surgical scissors, reused multiple times \u2014 greatly increasing the risks to patients and limiting the ability to save lives.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10932\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10932\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10932 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/over-4500-limb-amputations-in-Gaza-Strip-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"medical treatment abroad\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/over-4500-limb-amputations-in-Gaza-Strip-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/over-4500-limb-amputations-in-Gaza-Strip-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/over-4500-limb-amputations-in-Gaza-Strip-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/over-4500-limb-amputations-in-Gaza-Strip-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/over-4500-limb-amputations-in-Gaza-Strip.jpg 1155w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10932\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">over 4,500 limb amputations<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 data-start=\"23\" data-end=\"99\">Gaza Hospitals Near Collapse Amid Medical Blockade and Child Health Crisis<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1401\" data-end=\"1758\">Dr. Sabah added that many eye injuries caused by explosions require medical materials like helium and fine sutures, which are now nearly depleted. He warned, \u201cThe Eye Hospital is on the verge of declaring an inability to provide any surgical services unless immediate and urgent intervention comes from relevant authorities and international organizations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1760\" data-end=\"2090\">Meanwhile, the head of the pediatric department at Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis described the situation for children in Gaza as \u201ccatastrophic,\u201d noting that an entire generation is being targeted. He said the hospital is suffering from a severe shortage of medications and basic nutritional supplements for pregnant women.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2092\" data-end=\"2484\">Since March 2, Israeli authorities have imposed a strict blockade on Gaza, preventing the entry of all supplies, including food and medical items. This has dramatically worsened the humanitarian crisis, especially since even the limited medical aid allowed before the tightened blockade was already insufficient due to the overwhelming number of casualties from relentless Israeli airstrikes.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16799\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16799\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16799 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/44444.jpg\" alt=\"Gaza hunger crisis\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/44444.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/44444-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/44444-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16799\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gaza health sector collapse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-8\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"ab54699f-8ff6-4569-b24d-f239bcf440fa\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<h3 data-start=\"23\" data-end=\"90\">Ministry Warns: Patients Dying as Gaza\u2019s Medicine Supplies Collapse<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2486\" data-end=\"2729\">The Ministry of Health has previously reported the depletion of over 37% of essential medicines and 59% of medical consumables, with other items expected to run out soon \u2014 exacerbating the already critical shortages due to the prolonged siege.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2731\" data-end=\"3020\">Last month, the ministry confirmed the escalating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/04\/22\/gazas-health-system-near-collapse-amid-israeli-siege-and-medical-shortages\/\">health<\/a> crisis, saying hundreds of patients and wounded are suffering due to the lack of medicine, made worse by the continued closure of border crossings. Hospitals are currently operating on extremely limited stocks of drugs and supplies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3022\" data-end=\"3269\">The ministry also stressed that the shortage is hindering emergency responses, and that cancer, kidney failure, and heart disease patients are the most severely affected. It warned, \u201cPeople are dying because of the lack of medicine and equipment.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-The disabilities caused by the ongoing Israeli assault on Gaza go beyond amputations of limbs. According to the Ministry of Health, 1,500 people have lost their vision, while another 4,000 are at risk of going blind due to severe shortages of medicine and medical equipment. 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