New UN agency report shows ‘unprecedented’ rise in infant mortality in Gaza

A new study carried out by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has revealed that the infant mortality rate in the Gaza Strip has risen for the first time in 50 years, with the agency’s health director citing the ongoing blockade as possibly contributing to the trend.
Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news