Situation for mothers, babies in Gaza has 'never been worse', says UNICEF

Mothers and newborn babies in Gaza face dire conditions as Nasser hospital in the south of the enclave is overwhelmed with patients fleeing the north and medical resources running out, UNICEF said on Friday. "The situation for mothers and newborns in Gaza has never been worse. In Nasser hospital, we're seeing hospital corridors lined with women who've just given birth," UNICEF spokesperson James Elder told reporters in Geneva via video link from Gaza. The World Health Organization said on Friday that the health system was on the brink of collapse. Dr Rik Peeperkorn, WHO's representative for the occupied Palestinian Territory said he had never seen Nasser hospital so crowded, as patients flee from Gaza City - which is at the...