Medical crisis

The crisis deepens: Gaza’s medicine shortage threatens thousands of lives

Wednesday-23-April-2025

Since Israel intensified its blockade on Gaza and almost completely closed the border crossings on March 2, 2025, warehouses have become incapable of receiving any new shipments—whether of medicine or medical equipment.

Abu Salmiya: Gaza’s hospitals lost 40 percent of kidney patients

Monday-17-February-2025

Dr. Mohamed Abu Salmiya, director of the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza, has said that Gaza’s hospitals have lost about 40 percent of their kidney patients due to the shortage of medical supplies.

Ministry of Health appeals for sending surgeons to Kamal Adwan Hospital

Monday-28-October-2024

The Ministry of Health in Gaza has appealed to international organizations to urgently send surgical teams to Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza.

Health in Gaza: 74% of life-saving medicines unavailable

Friday-13-September-2024

The Director General of the Ministry of Health in Gaza, Medhat Abbas, has said that 74% of life-saving medicines are unavailable in hospitals.

Gaza: The wounded will need “half a million” surgeries post-war

Friday-23-August-2024

A Palestinian health official has said that the Palestinians wounded in Gaza as a result of the Israeli war will need to undergo about half a million surgical procedures when the fighting ends.

Health ministry calls for urgently providing Gaza with life-saving medicines

Tuesday-25-June-2024

The health ministry in the Gaza Strip has appealed to UN and international organizations to swiftly intervene to provide hospitals in the war-torn coastal territory with their needs of medications and medical supplies to save lives of wounded civilians and patients.

Red Cross: Gaza at risk of complete medical shut down

Thursday-25-January-2024

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has called for necessarily taking concrete actions to preserve access to life-saving and emergency medical care in the besieged and war-torn Gaza Strip.

Gaza: Crucial medical shortages threaten lives of dialysis patients

Sunday-4-June-2023

The Palestinian health ministry has said that six dialysis centers across the Gaza Strip will run out soon of medical supplies necessary to continue providing services for kidney patients.

Gaza: Israel persists in banning entry of medical appliances

Sunday-19-February-2023

The Palestinian health ministry has accused the Israeli occupation authority (IOA) of persisting in depriving Gaza hospitals and health centers of having access to their needs of medical devices and supplies.

Gaza: Israel refuses to allow in oxygen station

Saturday-24-September-2022

The Palestinian ministry of health in Gaza appealed on Saturday to international human rights and humanitarian groups to pressure the Israeli occupation government to allow the entry of an oxygen station to the besieged Gaza Strip.