February 7, 2010
The Health Sector in the Gaza Strip
The Health Sector in the Gaza Strip

Israeli attacks during the latest offensive on Gaza (27 December 2008 –
18 January 2009) not only killed
1,419
Palestinians but also wounded over
5,300
individuals, many of them severely. In addition, Israeli occupation forces
damaged
15 of 27 Gaza’s hospitals, 43 of its 110 Primary Health Care
Centres, and
29 of its 148
ambulances. This put an enormous strain on Gaza’s health sector, which was
already severely weakened due to the
ongoing illegal closure on the Gaza Strip.

 

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