Doctors Without Borders reports spike in respiratory infections in Gaza amid harsh winter

Doctors Without Borders on Friday said that it is recording a sharp increase in respiratory infections in Gaza as harsh winter compounds already dire living conditions, posing a serious threat to young children, Anadolu reports. In a statement posted on the US social media company X, the medical charity said a 29-day-old infant died Thursday at Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza, just two hours after arriving at the MSF-supported pediatric ward early in the morning. Despite efforts, the staff were unable to save the child’s life. Gaza’s Health Ministry said the infant died as a result of a severe drop in body temperature. His death brought to 13 the number of people who have died after being admitted to hospitals due […]