Reem Omar is worried about the health of her family. Two of her four children have contracted hepatitis.
The first sign of infection came when Reem noticed that her daughter’s face had turned a sickly shade of yellow.
After a few days, her daughter – who had become quite thin – had a high temperature and diarrhea and started to vomit.
Reem initially sought help from a medical point. Its workers felt a more thorough examination was necessary and told Reem that her daughter should be taken to the Kuwaiti hospital in Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city.
Hepatitis A is closely associated with poor diet and a lack of clean water.
Reem is convinced that the scarcity of food in Gaza caused her children to become ill. “There are no fruit or healthy sources of nutrition that help children and adults to fight diseases,” she said…..more
