The Palestinian Commission of Detainees’ and Ex-Detainees’ Affairs has accused anew the Israeli prison service (IPS) of persisting in medically neglecting Palestinian prisoners in its jails and having no regard for their lives.
In a report released on Sunday the commission talked about the medical cases of two Palestinian prisoners in Eshel jail and one woman in Damon jail affirming that these detainees are exposed to deliberate medical neglect despite the seriousness of their health positions.
According to its report 35-year-old prisoner Raja’ie Abdul-Qader from Deir Ammar town in Ramallah suffers from liver and lung cancer and his health has deteriorated considerably although he underwent chemotherapy at Soroka Hospital.
Abdul-Qader also suffers from inflammation in his nose and mouth and only receives painkillers.
Another prisoner 23-year-old Azzam Shalaldeh suffer from the effects of multiple injuries in different areas of his body caused by nine bullets.
Shalaldeh from Sa’ir town in al-Khalil also has a serious problem in his right eye and need surgical intervention but the prison administration is reluctant to allow him to undergo surgery.
The report also accused the administration of Damon jail of not providing female prisoner Nisreen Hasan a 43-year-old from the Gaza Strip with appropriate medial treatment.
She suffers from diabetes and from swellings in one of her hands due to a medical error in placing the plaster on the affected area after she fell down in the prison.
The prisoner needs to be referred to an orthopedic specialist as soon as possible to diagnose her condition and decide if she needs surgery.
