Gaza facing acute shortages of medical supplies: health official

Medical institutions including hospitals and pharmacies in the Gaza Strip are facing severe shortages of medicines and other medical supplies.

The Gaza media office said on Monday that due to Israel's ongoing airstrikes and military blockade, all hospitals in the northern Gaza Strip have ceased operations because they cannot receive humanitarian aids including medicines and other medical supplies.

At a pharmacy in the Gaza Strip, the shelves are near-empty, stocked with only a few types of medicines and medical supplies.

A pharmacist said people with chronic illnesses, as well as those who are injured, are facing a dire crisis as they are unable to access the essential medications they need.

"Many people injured in Israeli attacks need antibiotics, but we cannot provide them. Even if a small amount of medicines enters the Gaza Strip, it is far from enough to meet the needs of the patients," said pharmacist Alaa.

The Palestinian Heath Ministry said that Gaza is not only facing severe shortages of medications for chronic diseases including diabetes, hypertension, and cancer, but also critical medical supplies like syringes, bandages, and disinfectants.

The health authorities and hospitals in Gaza is currently calling on the international society to put pressure on Israel and send necessary medical supplies to the besieged Palestinian enclave as soon as possible.

"Currently, more than 80 percent of medical supplies and over 75 percent of life-saving medications in most hospitals and health authorities in Gaza have been depleted. Over 95 percent of cancer medications are also exhausted. The Gaza Strip is facing a real medical crisis due to the shortage of medicines," said Khalil Al-Dakran, spokesperson for Gaza's Al-Aqsa Hospital.

In a statement on Monday, the Gaza-based health authorities reported that the Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks in Gaza had risen to 43,374, with 102,261 others injured.

Gaza facing acute shortages of medical supplies: health official

Gaza facing acute shortages of medical supplies: health official

China's logistics infrastructure is constantly strengthening, and the micro-vitality and operating efficiency of logistics enterprises are also improving, thanks to a series of supportive policies and government investment, said an official.

China's logistics industry saw a continued upward trend in October, with the prosperity index reaching 52.6 percent, a 0.2-percentage point increase from the previous month, according to a report released by the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing on Tuesday.

The data shows that in October, the price index of logistics services rebounded by 0.3 percentage points month on month, and the main business profit margin index rebounded by 0.1 percentage points month on month, marking an improvement in the profitability of logistics enterprises.

Among them, the railway transportation, water transportation, and postal express rebounded significantly. The data of small and micro enterprises (SMEs) improved more significantly than that of large and medium-sized enterprises, manifesting a positive development of SMEs.

In terms of investment, the fixed asset investment completion indexes of industries such as railway transportation, air transportation, pipeline transportation and postal express delivery all stayed at the expansion range of above 50 percent, reflecting the relatively strong investment demand in these industries.

"The government has recently continued to increase its investment in related fields, especially in the construction of logistics industry infrastructure, in particular some important logistics facilities such as logistics hubs, aviation and railways," said Liu Yuhang, director of the China Logistics Information Center.

Chinese logistic enterprises show more vitality with government support