"World Health": Increasing basic medical supplies with increased injuries with rare syndrome in Gaza

The World Health Organization said on Friday that it had exhausted its stock of basic medical supplies to the need in Gaza to deal with an increase in cases of rare syndrome that caused paralysis in the strip. The organization said ten people died under 94 cases since June last year by the “Gilan Barre” syndrome in Gaza, although this syndrome was rarely recorded in the strip before the war between Israel and the Hamas movement began about two years ago. “Gilan Barre” syndrome is a rare condition in which the attacks on the peripheral nerves attack. The World Health Organization says serious injuries can lead to almost complete paralysis and breathing problems. The organization added that the deaths included 4 children under the age of 15 and 6 older patients with an average age of 25 years, pointing out that two of the deceased did not receive any treatment, reflecting an acute shortage of treatment supplies. Although the “Gilan Barre” syndrome can usually be treated, the health organization says that the lack of medical supplies impedes its treatment efforts. She added: “The intravenous immunoglobulin, which is the first treatment provided by the Ministry of Health (in Gaza) to treat (Gilan Barre) syndrome, and plasma separates are still not available, leaving patients who are believed to be without treatment options.” The process of separating the plasma is to extract and treat the blood plasma or its components, then return it or replace them within the circulation. The organization said that the high incidence of “Gilan Barre” syndrome is mainly due to infections in the digestive and breathing systems that are closely linked to the decline of water, sanitation and hygiene. “Given the sewage, water and the sanitation … the conditions are ready for any infection,” Health Organization spokesman Christian Lindamayer told reporters in Geneva. The organization said that the overpopulation of the population and the weak immunity among the population, in addition to increasing malnutrition, are all factors that contribute to the syndrome. A report issued by the integrated phase of food security, a global hunger observation observatory, said last Friday that about 514 thousand, which is almost a quarter of the Gaza population, faces the conditions of famine in Gaza city and the surrounding areas. The organization explained that the ability to diagnose, despite improving the monitoring work, is still limited, as blooder samples are sent from cases that are believed to be syndrome abroad from Gaza abroad to perform tests.