The health system in Gaza is experiencing a serious and unprecedented depletion after two years of Israel’s genocide on the besieged enclave
Israel’s blockade has led to a sharp decline in its capacity to provide diagnostic and treatment services as well as a depletion of drugs, medical consumables and laboratory supplies.
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More than 50 percent of essential medicines are out of stock.
Almost 60 percent of laboratory tests and blood bank supplies are out of stock.
The shortage in kidney services has deprived 650 patients of dialysis.
About 62 percent of primary care medications are unavailable, and what is available does not meet the actual needs of 288,208 patients.
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