Tag Archives: Health-care

Japan Supports People, Children with Disabilities in Bethlehem, Hebron

WAFA FEBR 28 2012 RAMALLAH, February 28 2012 (WAFA) – Naofumi Hashimoto, the Representative of Japan to the PA, signed two grant contracts totaling to 224,544 USD with the representatives of East Jerusalem Young Men Christian Association – Rehabilitation Program and the Local Committee for Rehabilitation of the Disabled in the Deheisha Refugee Camp, in […]

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Doctors Worldwide Turkey sends mission to Gaza

The mission will remain in Gaza for 10 days where its team of 10 doctors, among them two brain surgeons, a urologist and a plastic surgeon, are slated to perform dozens of surgeries on CIHAN WORLDBULLETIN FEB 26 2012 The Turkish wing of the UK aid group Doctors Worldwide announced on Sunday that it is […]

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Gaza electricity crisis ‘not solved’

MAAN FEB 25 2012 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — The Gaza Strip has not received enough fuel to resume normal electricity levels, a Gaza energy official told Ma’an on Saturday. Hamas spokesman Taher al-Nunu said on Thursday that the Gaza government had reached a deal with Egyptian authorities to end the electricity crisis that closed Gaza’s […]

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Haneyya: Radical steps to be taken to solve Gaza power crisis

[ PIC 22/02/2012 – 01:15 PM ] CAIRO, (PIC)– Palestinian premier Ismail Haneyya said the problem of electricity in Gaza would be solved radically through certain mechanisms agreed upon with the Egyptian side. Premier Haneyya also discussed on Tuesday over the phone with head of the Islamic development bank some important issues especially with regard […]

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Gaza’s energy crisis close to tipping point

IRIN FEBR 20 2012 Photo: Erica Silverman/IRIN Patients receiving kidney dialysis at Shifa Hospital could be affected by the power outages GAZA CITY, 20 February 2012 (IRIN) – An energy crisis is currently hitting the Gaza Strip‘s public services hard and could lead to a severe humanitarian crisis if a sustainable solution is not found […]

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Gaza faces more blackouts as Egypt fuel fails to arrive

MAAN NEWS AGENCY FEBR 19 2012 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Fuel from Egypt has yet to be transferred to Gaza despite assurances it would arrive on Sunday to alleviate an energy crisis, a power authority official said Sunday afternoon. Gaza’s sole power station has stopped functioning since Tuesday, leaving the Gaza Strip with up to […]

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Power blackout in Gaza ‘imminent’

Related: Deprivation of Basic Needs Cost Lives! Healthcare | Electricity | Water | Communication Maan News Agency | Febr 12, 2012 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — The Gaza Energy Authority said Saturday that the sole remaining power plant in the Gaza Strip would run out of fuel by the evening, causing a wide-scale blackout. Energy official […]

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160 Palestinian prisoners suffering chronic diseases

Palestine’s Prisoners | Pictures | Topic | Category – Torture | History | Category [ 07/01/2012 – 05:40 PM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– The number of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails suffering from chronic diseases has reached 160 out of 500 sick prisoners and the number is on the rise, the Palestinian prisoner’s association said. The […]

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Palestinian prisoner deprived of necessary operation

[ 24/07/2011 – 09:16 AM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– The Israeli Negev prison has been stalling to provide Palestinian prisoner Mahmoud Hamdi Shabbana, 38, from Al-Khalil city, with a necessary surgery on his vocal cords, prisoners said, as medical neglect stalks Palestinian prisoners in Israel’s prisons. Shabbana, who is currently being held without an indictment and […]

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Malaysian Astronaut Datuk Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor To Join Ramadan In Gaza Mission

KUALA LUMPUR, July 21 (Bernama) — Malaysian Astronaut Datuk Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor Sheikh Mustapha will be among at least 26 people joining the “Ramadan in Gaza” humanitarian mission for 10 days from Aug 15. Malaysian Islamic Organisation Consultative Council chairman Dr Jamnul Azhar Mulkan said today that the team would bring medicine, food and […]

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Mother of prisoner appeals for his life

[ 17/07/2011 – 10:44 AM ] JENIN, (PIC)– The mother of Palestinian prisoner Ismail Abu Shadof appealed for saving the life of her son who is suffering serious diseases in Israeli occupation jails. She said in a statement on Saturday that her son was suffering from pain in his stomach and legs and the prison […]

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International Committe of the Red Cross: Gaza – No end in sight to hardship and despair

20-05-2011 Interview Mathilde De Riedmatten, deputy head of the ICRC’s sub-delegation in Gaza, talks about the situation in the coastal enclave and about how ordinary Gazans manage to carry on with their daily lives. How would you describe the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip today? The ICRC is concerned about the fact that the […]

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