
World Health Organization (WHO) Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says he discussed the "serious situation" in Gaza during a meeting with the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Indonesia and the Palestinian Authority, as well as the Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. .
In a brief statement posted on X, the WHO chief said the UN health agency "will continue to support civilians and health personnel in every way possible."
"But we need sustainable, secure and scalable approaches to do this. And this is only possible with a ceasefire," he said.
I just met with Foreign Ministers @FaisalbinFarhan , @Menlu_RI and Riad Malki, and Hissein Brahim Taha, @OIC_OCI Secretary-General, to discuss the dire health situation in #Gaza . We discussed our shared concerns over the systematic degradation of the health system. @WHO will… pic.twitter.com/igGIZYjHFN
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) December 12, 2023