#GazaUnderAttack | Gaza agriculture devastated by Israeli offensive – UN

Russia Today | August 15, 2014 07:45 AFP Photo / Said Khatib The Israeli military operation in Gaza has devastated the enclave’s food production process the UN has announced, warning that the lack of food will “severely” affect the local population and that recovery will need “significant external assistance.” “The recent fighting has resulted in […]

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PCHR: Gaza leukemia patients without medicine for 11 months

Ma’an News Agency |  Tuesday 19/11/2013 (updated) 21/11/2013 09:30 Cancer patients and supporters protest the siege of Gaza. (MaanImages/file) BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Leukemia patients in the Gaza Strip have been without medicine for more than 11 months leaving them in grave danger of complications and death, according to a report released Sunday by the Palestinian […]

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Resheq denounces Israel for offering dog medicines to Palestinian prisoners

[ PIC 09/01/2013 – 06:03 PM ] BEIRUT, (PIC)– Political bureau member of Hamas lashed out at the Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) for offering medicines for dogs to Palestinian prisoners. He said in a press release on Wednesday that offering dog medicine to prisoners was a “racist crime” and an inhuman practice reflecting the IOA […]

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#VIDEO | Medicine shortage threaten Gaza patients’ lives

Published on Dec 23, 2012| By PressTV Hospitals and clinics in Gaza are still struggling with shortages of medicines and surgical supplies more than a month after Israel’s onslaught on the besieged enclave. Press TV’s Ashraf Shannon reports from Gaza. Follow our Facebook on: http://www.facebook.com/presstvchannel Follow our Twitter on: http://twitter.com/presstv Follow our Tumblr on: http://presstvchannel.tumblr.com […]

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Health Ministry : We are waiting for medicine arrival to Gaza

2011-08-10 | Alresalah News Gaza,(Alresalah.ps)–Dr. Monir El-Bursh, the general manager of pharmacy in Palestinian Health Ministry, declared that 40% of medicines deserved to Gaza’s hospital was scheduled to arrive in Gaza the next few days. El-Bursh pointed out that the Health Ministry calls many international associations inside and outside Gaza in order to put pressures […]

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Ahrar center asks WHO to solve Gaza medicine crisis

[ 15/06/2011 – 06:35 PM ] NABLUS, (PIC)– The Ahrar center for prisoners’ studies and human rights has called on the World Health Organization (WHO) and its chairperson to swiftly intervene and solve the medicine crisis in the Gaza Strip. Fuad Al-Khafsh, the director of the center, said in a statement on Wednesday that news […]

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Red Cross: Gaza medicine crisis needs attention

Published today 15/06/2011 16:30 <div GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — The Gaza medication crisis is “enormous and needs concentrated efforts” to see its resolution, Red Cross official Omer Ferry said Wednesday. Ferry said the organization would continue supporting the health sector in any way it could, but called on the Palestinian Ministry of Health to look […]

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The Gaza Strip is Running Out of Medicine

PNN – Palestine News Network – | 08.06.11 – 11:24 Gaza – PNN – The Palestinian ministry of health in Gaza announced that the coastal enclave is heading for an unprecedented medical crisis. Gaza Hospital Dr. Bassam Naoim, spokesperson of the ministry of health, said during a meeting with foreign and Arab donor countries on […]

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Gaza patients in dire need of medicine – with video

Fri Jun 3, 2011 1:44AM Ashraf Shannon, Press TV, Gaza The government of Hamas says hospitals and clinics in Gaza are running short on medicine supplies. Speaking at a press conference, they said hospitals need at least 178 types of medicine for intensive care units, maternity wards, podiatric and ophthalmic surgeries. In addition to the […]

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Health ministry says Gaza hospitals still suffering lack of medicine

[ 31/05/2011 – 03:04 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The Gaza health ministry said Monday that hospitals in the besieged Gaza Strip are still suffering from lack of medicines and medical supplies as 310 medicines and consumables are completely out of stock. The deficit has effected such important departments as reception, emergencies, and intensive care as […]

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Gaza MoH says medicine shortage critical

April 9, 2011 GAZA (Ma’an) — De facto minister of health Basem Na’im announced Saturday, after four consecutive days of crossings closure, that more than 150 kinds of medicines have run out at the ministry’s warehouses. Beyond medicines, he said from a news conference at Gaza City’s Ash-Shifa Hospital, spare parts for medical equipment are […]

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Health Crisis in Gaza

“Areej is a 4 year old girl from Sabra in Gaza. She is an orphan whose father was a killed by an Israeli bomb. She has a skin condition that is undiagnosed but worsened severely during the Israeli invasion of Gaza in 2008-2009. Although it is inconclusive, Areej’s neighborhood was one of the worst hit […]

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