{
  "abstract": "In the Gaza Strip, the starvation of children is not a consequence of scarcity; it is the result of sustained blockade-induced deprivation. In August 2025 alone, over 12 800 children were identified as acutely malnourished, with 23% of those admitted for treatment suffering from severe acute malnutrition based on the UNICEF report. 1 While short-term mortality and morbidity are alarming, the insidious danger lies in the enduring biological, cognitive and intergenerational consequences of early-life malnutrition. Without intervention, malnutrition in Gaza today foreshadows a future of diminished human resources and public-health crises spanning generations. These cascading effects represent a public health crisis, a moral indictment of global silence against injustice, and an urgent call for accountability and sustained intervention.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Biomedical Sciences and Basic Clinical Skills, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Medical Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine",
        "Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University, Bolu, Türkiye"
      ],
      "name": "Maha Rabayaa"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Radiation Therapy Department, An-Najah National University Hospital, Nablus, Palestine"
      ],
      "name": "Doha Rabaya"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Starved futures in the Gaza Strip: long-term outcomes of childhood malnutrition as a humanitarian emergency",
  "uid": "c05226d7-c529-593b-b09e-19c046809e13"
}