Takeaway: One child dies daily in Gaza despite ceasefire, UNICEF warns of humanitarian collapse

Last updated: 16/10/2026 01:27

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UNICEF reports that one child dies daily in Gaza despite ceasefire, with acute malnutrition and preventable disease as primary causes. Healthcare infrastructure collapse means mortality persists independent of combat cessation. — Healthcare professional gives medicine to child during a checkup in a pediatric clinic.jpg by Shixart1985 / CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

1️⃣ One child dies daily in Gaza despite ceasefire 2️⃣ Malnutrition + preventable disease are primary causes 3️⃣ Healthcare infrastructure must be restored for mortality to stop.

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ByProf. Giorgi Pkhakadze, MD, MPH, PhD

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MD, MPH, PhD. Editor-in-Chief, Georgian Medical Journal (GMJ). Professor and Head, School of Public Health, David Tvildiani Medical University (DTMU), Tbilisi, Georgia. Chair, Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG). President, Accréditation Sans Frontières (ASF), Paris. Secretary/Treasurer, UEMS Section of Public Health. WHO Consultant, Health and Migration, Geneva. Former Member, UN Secretary-General's Independent Accountability Panel for Every Woman, Every Child, Every Adolescent (IAP-EWEC, 2016–2021). ORCID: 0000-0001-7609-4515.