Gaza: Preventable child killers could surge again

2026 Gaza Watchlist: Preventable child killers could surge again.

Save the Children warns that cholera, measles, malaria, TB, and diarrhoea may rebound in 2026 as aid cuts, conflict, and climate shocks collide—weakening health systems, disrupting vaccines and basic care, and worsening hunger and unsafe water.

This is not a “natural” crisis. These preventable deaths are the result of political choices—from sustained aid cuts to the deliberate destruction of health systems in places like Gaza, where children are paying the price for decisions made far from their lives.

Full report: https://www.savethechildren.net/news/year-lookahead-five-deadly-diseases-children-watch-list-2026