WHO warns that more people could die in Gaza from disease than bombings

CBC News published this video item, entitled “WHO warns that more people could die in Gaza from disease than bombings” – below is their description.

The World Health Organization is warning that disease spread by overcrowding and poor sanitation could end up killing more people in Gaza than bombs and artillery, citing a surge in infectious diseases and diarrhea in children.

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The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. The WHO Constitution, which establishes the agency’s governing structure and principles, states its main objective as “the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health.”

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