Tag: Clinical Nutrition Department Nasser Medical Complex

• Dr. Ahmad al-Farra, head of the Nasser Hospital’s pediatric department, sees dozens of cases a day at the hospital. Beyond the immediate problem of kids who are going hungry, he paints a worrying picture of an entire future generation that could possibly face chronic health issues due to the Israeli-engineered famine and food shortages in Gaza. The primary issue he sees emerging in Gaza presently, is children with stunted growth. 
• “We are facing a phenomenon that has begun to appear recently: cases of short stature,” al-Farra said. “We are now beginning to see the catastrophic consequences of malnutrition.”