Millions of people in Gaza are facing a growing humanitarian crisis, and the United Nations has sounded the alarm, warning that the entire population of Gaza is at risk of famine. The dire situation was recently addressed by Secretary of State Anthony Lincoln during his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Dr. Seema Jalani, a pediatrician and senior technical advisor for emergency health with the International Rescue Committee, has been on the ground in Gaza treating patients. She described her experience in the hospitals as a 'staggering failure of humanity.' She recounted treating a one-year-old boy who had lost his right arm and leg and was bleeding into his chest cavity. Dr. Jalani expressed her frustration at the lack of urgency shown by some medical professionals in Gaza, who had prioritized other cases over this critically injured child.
