Gaza - Saba
Bassam Zaqout, director of the Medical Relief Society in the Gaza Strip, on Wednesday confirmed that the Strip has been experiencing a stifling crisis for 45 days, with the Zionist enemy continuing to close all crossings and preventing the entry of any medicines and health supplies into the Strip.
Zaqout said in statements on Wednesday that the services that can be provided today will become unavailable tomorrow, as the package of services provided by hospitals and health centers gradually disappears every day due to the shortage of medicines, and the remaining stock is gradually running out by most international organizations operating in this sector.
He added that international organizations are issuing appeals to the international community to pressure the Zionist enemy to open the crossings and allow the entry of aid shipments held behind the various crossings into the Gaza Strip so that health services can be gradually restored. He noted that we are now in the most difficult phase we have experienced since the beginning of this aggression in terms of the scarcity of resources available in the Strip.
Zaqout stressed that the Gaza Strip's hospitals, which are still operating, receive a large number of injured patients daily, and that preference is given to those who can be saved based on available resources. He noted that, given the scarcity of resources and medicines, many of the injuries admitted to hospitals turn into fatalities, and therefore, the death toll is increasing daily.
He explained that meetings are held with the World Health Organization (WHO) on a weekly basis to review the current situation, available services, and the challenges and problems facing the health system in the Gaza Strip, in an attempt to develop maps that facilitate the exchange of services between various health providers. He noted that the WHO always emphasizes the need to open the crossings for the entry of various medical supplies and the exit of patients to complete their treatment abroad.
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