Health sector

Health ministry warns of imminent collapse of Gaza’s entire health system

Monday-13-May-2024

The Palestinian health ministry in the Gaza Strip has warned that the besieged Palestinian territory's healthcare system is "hours away" from collapse after the Israeli occupation army has blocked fuel shipments through border crossings.

Gaza: Israeli army deliberately destroyed the health sector

Thursday-18-April-2024

The Palestinian health ministry has accused the Israeli occupation army of deliberately destroying the health sector in Gaza City and northern Gaza, stressing that the Israeli destruction of the Shifa Hospital dealt a severe blow to the health system in the Gaza Strip.

Euro-Med: WHO may have facilitated doctors’ abduction in Gaza

Saturday-25-November-2023

Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor has called for an immediate and comprehensive inquiry into the Israeli arrest of Palestinian medical staf during al-Shifa hospital evacuation process to southern Gaza in coordination with the World Health Organization (WHO).

Health Ministry stops coordination with WHO until detainees released

Thursday-23-November-2023

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza on Thursday held the Israeli occupation forces fully responsible for the lives and safety of the doctors who were detained on Wednesday.

MoH announces 72-hour countdown to health services shutdown

Saturday-6-August-2022

The Palestinian ministry of health in Gaza on Saturday announced the start of a 72-hour countdown to the shutdown of health services due to the suspension of the power plant in the Gaza Strip adding that the next hours are critical and tough.

Israel prevents medical equipment’s entry into Gaza

Monday-24-January-2022

The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip has warned of the Israeli continued ban on medical equipment's access into the Gaza Strip.

Gaza: Hospitals need anesthetic gas for operations

Thursday-5-August-2021

The Palestinian health ministry in Gaza has warned that all the government hospitals in the besieged coastal territory will fail soon to provide emergency and scheduled surgical operations due to the acute shortage of nitrous oxide which is used as an anesthetic.

Two new coronavirus cases reported in Gaza

Sunday-19-July-2020

The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip on Sunday announced that two coronavirus (COVID-19) cases have been detected in the enclave.

Ministry announces 84 new COVID-19 cases in West Bank

Saturday-20-June-2020

The Palestinian Authority Ministry of Health announced that 84 new COVID-19 (coronavirus) cases were detected in the West Bank on Saturday.

Ministry confirms two new COVID-19 cases in Gaza

Wednesday-10-June-2020

The Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday announced that two COVID-19 (coronavirus) cases have been detected among citizens who recently returned to the enclave from abroad.