Global & Disaster Medicine

Gaza: A shortage of potable water for drinking, cooking, and hygiene with a lack of wastewater sanitation.

September 28th, 2018

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  • More than a quarter of all reported disease in Gaza is caused by poor water quality and access.
  • The main source of Gaza’s water, its aquifer, is being depleted and its quality diminished by seawater intrusion, wastewater seepage, and agricultural runoff.

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