June 28, 2024Environmental HealthOpen Access

A call from 40 public health scientists for an end to the continuing humanitarian and environmental catastrophe in Gaza

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LLLeslie LondonUniversity of Cape Town AWAndrew WattersonUniversity of Stirling DMDonna MerglerUniversité du Québec à Montréal

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Commentary highlights severe environmental and public health hazards in Gaza, emphasizing the critical need for infrastructure recovery and remediation.

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Armed conflict causes severe environmental degradation and escalates public health risks, directly threatening the survival of vulnerable civilian communities across Gaza.
Commentary contextualises widespread physical infrastructure destruction from ongoing violence, emphasizing unaddressed hazards to the regional health care system.
International reconstruction requires comprehensive environmental remediation, supporting long-term sustainable development alongside global human rights obligations.

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London et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e62ad5b6db6435875bddbb https://doi.org/10.1186/s12940-024-01097-9

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Commentary highlights severe environmental and public health hazards in Gaza, emphasizing the critical need for infrastructure recovery and remediation.

A call from 40 public health scientists for an end to the continuing humanitarian and environmental catastrophe in Gaza

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A call from 40 public health scientists for an end to the continuing humanitarian and environmental catastrophe in Gaza

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