Gaza – zaytoun News
Palestinian medical sources report that, 600 days into the ongoing genocide perpetrated by Israeli occupation forces against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, catastrophic indicators continue to ravage the enclave’s health system and humanitarian conditions.
According to the sources, 22 out of 38 hospitals are now out of service. Furthermore, 47% of essential medicines are completely out of stock, while 65% of essential medical consumables are also unavailable.
Only 30 out of 105 primary healthcare centers remain operational, while bed occupancy rates have exceeded 106%. Out of 104 operating rooms, only 50 are functioning under dire and catastrophic conditions.
The sources revealed that 41% of kidney failure patients have died during the ongoing Israeli aggression. Additionally, 477 patients who were awaiting medical treatment abroad have died, and 60 children have lost their lives due to starvation.
Israeli forces have also destroyed 25 of Gaza’s 34 oxygen stations, leaving only 9 stations partially operational.
The destruction extends to diagnostic infrastructure: 12 of 19 CT scanners have been destroyed, and all 7 MRI machines have been completely demolished, rendering Gaza devoid of diagnostic MRI capabilities. There is also a severe shortage of other essential medical imaging equipment.
Currently, only 49 of the 110 electric generators across Gaza’s hospitals remain functional. The generators are in urgent need of maintenance and fuel supplies to ensure continued operation.
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