More than 1,000 Palestinian patients have died while awaiting treatment abroad, amid collapse of Gaza healthcare sector.
The head of Gaza’s Health Ministry tells Al Jazeera that situation of hospitals is ‘horrific’ due to lack of medical supplies.
By Al Jazeera Staff
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Gaza’s health system is on the brink of an unprecedented collapse, with thousands of patients facing death or disability amid a harsh Israeli siege on the enclave, a top health official has warned.
GAZA: Medical sources in the Gaza Strip have reported that thousands of patients and wounded individuals face an uncertain fate…
Israel continues to block thousands of Palestinians from seeking medical treatment abroad through Rafah crossing.
Continued Israeli restrictions still choking the flow of aid especially to the neediest patients in hospitals in Gaza.
Gaza's Health Ministry director says supplies of basic medicine are down 56 percent, threatening patients' lives.
The hospital may be forced in the coming hours to ration electricity so that certain wards can be prioritised.
Gaza's Health Ministry says the most critical drug shortages are in emergency services.
