The UN warned on Wednesday of a drastic surge in skin infections and pest-related illnesses among displaced people across the Gaza Strip as humanitarian teams struggle to provide adequate shelter with severely limited resources, Anadolu reports. “Teams on the ground say that pests and skin infections among people in Gaza is still on the rise,” said UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric at a news conference. “In March, such infections have more than tripled in our own UN-run displacement sites.” Dujarric said the crisis is “impacting almost 10,000 people compared with about 3,000 in January,” according to figures by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees in Gaza. He urged greater access for “the entry of anti-lice shampoo, lotions, hygiene supplies, pesticides and […]
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Read Full Article on Middle East Monitor →![Umm Muhammad al-Masri, a Palestinian refugee and mother of five, shelters in the Al-Aqsa University building, and her 10-month-old baby, Ramadan al-Masri, suffers a bacterial skin infection transmitted through blood, in Gaza on August 12, 2025. [Abed Rahim Khatib - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/AA-20250813-38815695-38815687-MOTHER_OF_FIVE_IN_GAZA_SEEKS_MEDICAL_HELP_FOR_SICK_BABY.jpg)
