Current aid efforts in Gaza ‘insufficient and unsustainable’: WHO official

The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) regional director for the eastern Mediterranean, Hanan Balkhy, has warned that the environment for aid groups in the besieged Gaza Strip is  “increasingly volatile”.

“The safety and security of our teams, and the dignity and rights of Gazans must be restored and protected at all costs,” Balkhy said on X.

In a separate post, Balkhy said current efforts are “insufficient and unsustainable”.

“Member States must do more to initiate solutions for this political crisis. We need peace, and we need sustained humanitarian access,” she said.