Urgent Update: The Humanitarian Crisis Unfolding in Gaza
Gaza faces one of the most significant humanitarian crises in our modern world. The endless strife has caused the people in Gaza to grapple with renowned food shortages and no access to water, fuel, electricity, and medical supplies. Overall, Gaza's humanitarian crisis has caused illness, disease, and death rates to soar at an alarming rate.
Gaza's Humanitarian Crisis: Human Cost
The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has caused the loss of human lives, which is devastating. Over 42,979 lives have been lost, and more than 95,000 people have been injured as a result of the ongoing conflict.
The figures are still rising, with alarmingly high levels of malnutrition and skyrocketing death rates. Families are struggling to survive in increasingly difficult circumstances.
Widespread Shortages
Gaza is experiencing acute food shortages and a scarcity of clean drinking water, which has made the situation worse. Therefore, thousands of families daily battle to provide for their necessities.
The elderly, children, nursing mothers, pregnant women, and people with low nutritional status are more susceptible to acute malnutrition because their dietary needs are not met during a crucial time.
A Collapsing Health Care System
Due to the overwhelming amount of illnesses and injuries being treated, Gaza's healthcare system is breaking down. The already overworked medical staff cannot meet the rising demand for care. The lack of sanitation and safe medical supplies makes treating patients increasingly difficult, leading to the rapid spread of infectious diseases.
The Dissemination of Deadly Diseases
Diseases that had been contained in the past are also returning to Gaza. Resurgent polio outbreaks are endangering children's lives, and infectious skin diseases are increasing across crowded communities. Moreover, lives are at risk as a result of the deadly diseases spreading more quickly due to unsanitary living conditions and poor sanitation.
Urgent Aid on the Ground: Muslim Hands USA
In collaboration with the World Food Program (WFP), Muslim Hands USA are putting forth great effort to deliver much-needed aid in Palestine. The assistance includes giving hot meals and essential food packs to internally displaced people (IDPs) who have fled from Rafah to central Gaza.
What is Muslim Hands Doing
Muslim Hands USA is actively delivering critical assistance to Palestine's most vulnerable communities in partnership with the World Food Program (WFP). Through this partnership, they have provided thousands of hot meals and food parcels to families in need.
They have raised $30,000 to assist thousands of displaced families fighting to survive the crisis, thanks to the generosity of donors. By reaching over thousands of people in Gaza and the West Bank, their efforts ensure that vital aid reaches the people who need it most.
How You Can Help
Although the situation in Gaza is dire, we can still make a difference if you help. On the ground, the Gaza Emergency Relief Fund is delivering life-saving assistance.
You can provide hot cooked meals to those suffering in Gaza. Each meal contains essential nutrients, including protein, carbohydrates, and vegetables, to sustain families during this crisis. Your donations supports local kitchens delivering meals to high-risk areas like Gaza cities such as Deir al Balah.
Thanks to your donations, over 88,000 hot meals and food packs have already been delivered, but much more is still required.
We have partnered with the World Food Program to deliver food parcels. Each food parcel weighs around 90 lbs and contains canned beans, chickpeas, rice, lentils, vegetable oil, iodized salt, and date bars. The parcels are designed to meet the needs of a family of 5 and is enough to sustain a family of five for 30 days. The 90 lb parcel is split into two 45 lb deliveries, provided every 15 days (about 2 weeks.
Donate to the Gaza Emergency Appeal today to assist in giving children and families needing food and supplies that could save their lives: every donation matters.
