Pedro Ignacio Arcos González
Doctor of Medicine and Doctor of Public Health, specialist in Preventive Medicine and Public Health, professor of Epidemiology and director of the Emergency and Disaster Research Unit at the University of Oviedo, and associate researcher at the University of Oxford (United Kingdom)
The study is relevant because it is well designed and shows another impact of prolonged complex humanitarian emergencies, which is that not only physical health deteriorates profoundly, but also mental health. One of the factors that helps to sustain the mental health of children in Gaza is the possibility of schooling.
It also shows the relationship between malnutrition and the possibility of sustaining a minimum level of educational activity. It is well known that in Gaza, Israel has not only destroyed its health system but also its education system, as a new form of warfare aimed at undermining the future of Gazan children.