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Gaza Strip
• General updates
• Between 15-28 February, 124 new deaths and 115 injuries were reported by the Ministry of Health (MOH). At least 115 retrospective deaths were included in these deaths as bodies continue to be retrieved from previously inaccessible areas. Poor weather – marked by wind, rain, and low temperatures – conditions contributed to seven infant deaths, according to the Ministry of Health.
• No new attacks on health have been recorded after 19 January 2025.
• The Interim Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (IRDNA), conducted jointly by the United Nations, European Union, and World Bank, outlines early health recovery (USD 4.3 billion) and longer-term health recovery (USD 7 billion) needs.
• According to the latest oPt Public Health Situation Analysis (PHSA), public health risks remain very high, particularly for trauma and injuries, mental health conditions, malnutrition, and both non-communicable and communicable diseases.
• The public health threat of communicable diseases is due to overcrowding, poor sanitation, and population vulnerability. Figures likely underrepresent the true scale epidemiological situation given the continued damage to disease surveillance systems:
- As of 28 February 2025, 24 of 32 environmental samples collected tested positive for circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2).
- Between 3 and 16 February 2025, there have been over 29 000 cases of acute respiratory infections, over 6200 cases of acute watery diarrhea (AWD), as well as cases of acute bloody diarrhea and suspected hepatitis A reported.
• Since January 2025, the Nutrition Cluster has reported screening 117 254 children aged 6-59 months for malnutrition. Of these, 3377 (2.9%) were admitted to the Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) Programme for malnutrition treatment, including 514 (0.4%) with SAM, and 2863 (2.4%) with moderate acute malnutrition (MAM).
West Bank
• Between 7 October 2023 – 28 February 2025, MoH has reported 929 deaths and 7885 injuries across the West Bank. Since January 2025, over 87 deaths were reported from Jenin, Tulkarm and Tubas governorates.
• An OCHA-led intersectoral assessment was conducted on 25 and 26 February in Jenin and Tulkarm to identify the key needs of each sector and plan for appropriate interventions.
• Movement restrictions continue to hinder the movement of ambulances and health care workers, impeding access to essential health care services.
• Persistent lack of electricity and water at health facilities in Jenin, Tulkarm, Tubas, and Qalqiliya, disrupting operations and compromising the cold chain.
• Since January, WHO has verified 54 attacks on health in the West Bank, including 33 reported in January and 21 in February, resulting in four fatalities and nine injuries.
• Military operations have caused damage to health points (20 non-functioning) and other critical infrastructure, leading to water contamination with sewage and water shortages in some areas.
• Due to insecurity and destruction, UNRWA health centers in Jenin, Tulkarm, and Nur Shams refugee camps remain closed.
• Urgent needs include essential medicines, localized trauma capacities and supplies, maternal health services. Access for health workers, ambulances, and patients in need.