Gaza Ministry of Health on Saturday warned that al-Shifa Hospital may shut down soon due to the depletion of fuel used to operate alternative generators during power outage.
The Ministry last week warned that health services would be suspended in Beit Hanoun and Abu Yousef al-Najjar hospitals in northern and southern Gaza respectively for the same reason.
The Ministry in a statement called on donor countries and international organizations to urgently intervene to regularly provide adequate amounts of fuel to Gaza hospitals to keep their services running.
“If the fuel crisis continues we may reach a stage where services are completely halted at al-Shifa Hospital” spokesman for the Ministry of Health Ashraf al-Qedra told Anadolu Agency.
Based on official statistics Gaza hospitals need 450000 liters of fuel per month to operate generators during power outages that last for 8-12 hours a day and they need 950000 liters per month during 20-hour power outages.
