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The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) partnership has released its latest update on Gaza warning that the conditions necessary to prevent famine have not been met and the latest evidence confirms that famine is imminent in the northern governorates and projected to occur anytime between mid-March and May 2024. WHO
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STORY: WHO / GAZA MALNUTRITION
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DATELINE: 26 FEBRUARY 2024, MAKKAH AL MUKARMAH PREP BOYS SCHOOL, RAFAH, GAZA STRIP / 26 FEBRUARY 2024, MEDGLOBAL PHC CENTER, TAL AL SULTAN, RAFAH, GAZA STRIP / 27 FEBRUARY 2024, MEDGLOBAL MEDICAL POINT, AL-DAWA, RAFAH, GAZA STRIP /

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27 FEBRUARY 2024, MEDGLOBAL MEDICAL POINT, AL-DAWA, RAFAH, GAZA STRIP

1. Various shots, baby being screened for malnutrition, their arm being measured and redressed afterwards
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Husna Daffalla, Gaza Health Cluster Coordinator, World Health Organization (WHO):
“I am currently at El Dowa Medical Point in the west of Rafah that serves or provides healthcare to over seven thousand displaced people. We continue to see a high number of malnutrition among children. This sends us a very alarming message as healthcare workers.”
3. Med shot, baby’s arm being redressed after being screened for malnutrition
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Rajaa Musleh, Country Representative, MedGlobal Gaza:
“We observed that there are severe malnutrition cases and mild malnutrition, so we decided with WHO to do screening for these cases and to do early detection for the severe cases to be treated from our side and to prevent deterioration of these cases.”
5. Various shots, young girl being screened for malnutrition, and being provided with a number of high nutrient food packets
6. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Afnan Ahmad, Nutritionist:
“Every day we see 10-20 cases of severe malnutrition, and this is due to the lack of food available here in the camp.”

26 FEBRUARY 2024, MAKKAH AL MUKARMAH PREP BOYS SCHOOL, RAFAH, GAZA STRIP

7. Various shots, shelter showing the living conditions and displaced people cooking food
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Dalia Abujahel, National Professional Officer, Maternal and Reproductive Health, World Health Organization (WHO):
“We are training the health workers; doctors, nurses and the nutritionists on the guidelines of the management of severe acute malnutrition in order to be prepared to respond and manage cases of severe acute malnutrition according to WHO standards and protocols.”

26 FEBRUARY 2024, MEDGLOBAL PHC CENTER, TAL AL SULTAN, RAFAH, GAZA STRIP

9. Various shots, WHO briefing health workers on malnutrition management, standards, and protocols.

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The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) partnership has released its latest update on Gaza warning that the conditions necessary to prevent famine have not been met and the latest evidence confirms that famine is imminent in the northern governorates and projected to occur anytime between mid-March and May 2024.

According to the most likely scenario, both North Gaza and Gaza Governorates are classified in IPC Phase 5 (Famine) with reasonable evidence, with 70 percent (around 210,000 people) of the population in IPC Phase 5 (Catastrophe). Continued conflict and the near-complete lack of access to the northern governorates for humanitarian organizations and commercial trucks will likely compound heightened vulnerabilities and extremely limited food availability, access and utilization, as well as access to healthcare, water, and sanitation.

SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Husna Daffalla, Gaza Health Cluster Coordinator, World Health Organization (WHO):
“I am currently at El Dowa Medical Point in the west of Rafah that serves or provides healthcare to over seven thousand displaced people. We continue to see a high number of malnutrition among children. This sends us a very alarming message as healthcare workers.”

The southern governorates of Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis, and the Governorate of Rafah, are classified in IPC Phase 4 (Emergency). However, in a worst-case scenario, these governorates face a risk of Famine through July 2024.

SOUNDBITE (English) Rajaa Musleh, Country Representative, MedGlobal Gaza:
“We observed that there are severe malnutrition cases and mild malnutrition, so we decided with WHO to do screening for these cases and to do early detection for the severe cases to be treated from our side and to prevent deterioration of these cases.”

The entire population in the Gaza Strip (2.23 million) is facing high levels of acute food insecurity.

SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Afnan Ahmad, Nutritionist:
“Every day we see 10-20 cases of severe malnutrition, and this is due to the lack of food available here in the camp.”

Between mid-March and mid-July, in the most likely scenario and under the assumption of an escalation of the conflict including a ground offensive in Rafah, half of the population of the Gaza Strip (1.11 million people) is expected to face catastrophic conditions (IPC Phase 5), the most severe level in the IPC Acute Food Insecurity scale. This is an increase of 530,000 people (92 percent) compared to the previous analysis.

SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Dalia Abujahel, National Professional Officer, Maternal and Reproductive Health, World Health Organization (WHO):
“We are training the health workers; doctors, nurses and the nutritionists on the guidelines of the management of severe acute malnutrition in order to be prepared to respond and manage cases of severe acute malnutrition according to WHO standards and protocols.”

The conflict is posing extreme limitations to the ability to deliver life-saving health assistance to the population. In February 2024, attacks against healthcare facilities, infrastructures and services continued resulting in 58 percent of the hospitals not functioning in Gaza especially in the Northern governorates (75 percent of the hospitals not functioning). According to the Health Cluster, as of 5 March 2024, only 2 hospitals and no Primary Health Care Centres were fully functioning. Acute respiratory infections and diarrheal diseases are rampant among children under five, exposing them to high-risk nutritional deterioration.

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) is a multi-partner initiative for improving food security and nutrition analysis and decision-making. By using the IPC classification and analytical approach, Governments, UN Agencies, NGOs, civil society and other relevant actors, work together to determine the severity and magnitude of acute and chronic food insecurity, and acute malnutrition situations in a country, according to internationally recognised standards.

As a member of the IPC partnership, WHO provided technical expertise and information on the health situation for this evaluation.

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