Health minister: The medical supplies in Gaza are declining

[ PIC 07/10/2013 – 12:48 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Palestinian minister of health Mufid Al-Mekhalalati said that the balance of medicines and medical disposables in hospitals and pharmacies are in constant decline due to the closure of the Rafah border crossing. In a news conference on Sunday, Mekhalalati noted that 30 percent of the medicines […]

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More Than 600 Medications Missing In Gaza

Tuesday January 08, 2013 06:15 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies The Palestinian Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip reported that more than 602 types of medications and medical supplies are not found in Gaza, including several types of essential medications such as heart medications and medications used by patients who suffer from […]

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ICRC warns of shortage in medicine as Israeli aggression continued

[ PIC 21/11/2012 – 07:16 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The International Committee of the Red Cross has expressed concern at a possible medicine shortage in Gaza due to the continuing Israeli aggression for the 8th day running. Patrick Gueissaz, head of the ICRC’s sub-delegation in Gaza, said in a press statement on Wednesday that the […]

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#Gaza | URGENT | Gaza’s Shifa Hospital Calls For Urgent Medical Supplies | REQUEST LIST INCLUDED

NOTE OCCPAL | LIST REQUIRED MEDICAL SUPPLIES SHIFA HOSPITAL  NOTE OCCPAL | LIST REQUIRED MEDICAL SUPPLIES  U.H.W.C – GAZA By Haitham Sabbah | Sabbah Report | Nov 21, 2012 Press Statement 21 November 2012 The Palestinian Ministry of Health condemns in the strongest terms the continued Israeli outrages against the citizenry of Gaza. The death […]

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#Deprivation | Occupation refuses repairing a power line that supplies Gaza

[ PIC 30/10/2012 – 01:15 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The Electricity Distribution Company in the Gaza Strip affirmed that the Israeli army is still preventing technical crews from entering the border area north of the Gaza Strip to repair the main power line. The distribution Company stated in a press release on Tuesday that the […]

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#REPORT | “Captive economy: The pharmaceutical industry and the Israeli occupation” (PDF)

WhoProfits | July 21, 2012 Orly Almi – whoprofits.org There are only a few materials that require a license from Israeli manufacturers, but these can be received on an annual basis, whereas the Palestinians require one for each separate shipment, regardless of whether it is a restricted item or one that is freely imported by […]

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Occupied Palestinian Territories face serious water problem

MEMO | June 18, 2012 The water supply in the occupied Palestinian territories is becoming uncertain and unsafe due to the punitive measures adopted by the Israeli occupation authorities, claims a report prepared by Fadel Ka’osh, the ex-chairman of the Palestinian water authority. The inhumane Israeli policies regarding water have resulted in a huge shortage […]

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PA ministry sends medicine to Gaza

Maan News Agency | June 13, 2012 RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — The Palestinian Authority Ministry of Health on Wednesday sent medicine and medical equipment to the Gaza Strip, a ministry spokesman said. Omar al-Nasr said in a statement that Leukemia medication and coagulant drugs were among 14 types of medication sent to Gaza, as well as […]

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#GazaCrisis | Gaza energy authority: The power crisis is getting worse

[ PIC 28/05/2012 – 07:30 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The authority of energy and natural resources in Gaza warned against the aggravation of the power crisis due to the absence of sufficient fuel supplies needed to operate the power plant generators. The energy authority added that it had to shut down three generators and kept […]

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MASSIVE #BDS VICTORY! : Campaigners welcome Coop Group move to end trade links with companies that source goods from illegal settlements

Boycott Israel Network (BIN) media release Saturday 28 April 2012 Palestine human rights campaigners today welcomed news that the UK’s fifth biggest food retailer, The Co-operative Group, will “no longer engage with any supplier of produce known to be sourcing from the Israeli settlements”. The Co-op’s decision, notified to campaigners in a statement, will immediately […]

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Abbas Orders Medicine Sent to Gaza

WAFA | March 10, 2012 RAMALLAH, March 10, 2012 (WAFA) – President Mahmoud Abbas Saturday instructed Minister of Health Fathi Abu Mughli to immediately dispatch medicine to Gaza to meet needs in light of the continuous strikes on the Gaza Strip and the high number of dead and wounded, according to a statement issued by […]

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Gaza health ministry: Hospital stock severely depleted

Related: Deprivation of Basic Needs Cost Lives! Healthcare | Electricity | Water | Communication [PIC 08/03/2012 – 09:36 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The Palestinian ministry of health warned that the pharmaceutical crisis in the besieged Gaza Strip has aggravated very badly threatening the lives of all patients, affirming that only 186 types of medicines and […]

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A European Aid Convoy Sorry for the Gaza Afflicted

AL RESALAH FEB 28 2012 Gaza, (Alresalah.ps)–The European aid convoy “Loyalty to Palestine” visited Monday morning the compound of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza. The undersecretary of the ministry of health Hassan Khalaf and many department heads received the visiting convoy. The convoy, which arrived in Gaza on Sunday evening, includes about eighty of solidarity activists […]

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Gaza: urgent fuel supplies for hospitals – Reuters AlertNet

Gaza: urgent fuel supplies for hospitals Reuters AlertNet 23 Feb 2012 00:00 Source: member // International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) – Switzerland “The lack of fuel restricts the functioning of vital public services, especially hospitals,” said Irfan Sulejmani, the head of the ICRC sub-delegation in Gaza. “Without these emergency supplies, the treatment of […]

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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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