Gaza Health Ministry: 6,000 amputations require urgent rehabilitation programs, 25% of them children

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip announced on Tuesday that it has recorded 6,000 amputation cases requiring urgent, long-term rehabilitation programs. Children comprise 25% of these cases, while women make up 12.7%.

In a press statement, the Ministry emphasized that the shortage of medical resources and assistive devices exacerbates the suffering of amputees.

The Ministry noted that these figures reflect the profound human suffering endured by thousands of wounded individuals and their families, highlighting the urgent need for rehabilitation services and psychosocial support, particularly for children who have found themselves facing permanent disabilities at a young age.

The Ministry called upon all international and humanitarian organizations and institutions working in the health and rehabilitation sectors to intensify their efforts and expand their urgent interventions to meet the needs of the wounded and enable them to receive the necessary care, commensurate with the scale of the humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip.