Health & Healing
Gaza health ministry says cancer drug shortage tops 61 percent
Image credit: Shehab Wire (EN)
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Gaza's Health Ministry warned of a worsening pharmaceutical crisis, citing a 61 percent shortage of cancer and blood disorder medications, Shehab Wire reported. The deficit has forced a halt to treatment protocols for oncology patients, placing their lives in immediate danger.
The ministry identified cancer drugs and medications for blood diseases as the most critically depleted categories in Gaza's health system. Officials stressed that the scale of the shortage—exceeding 61 percent—represents a catastrophic gap in the pharmaceutical supply chain at a moment when patients depend on continuous, uninterrupted access to these life-sustaining treatments.
