05 August 2024
Overview
? Of the 16 partially functional hospitals, 11 are partially accessible due to insecurity or physical barriers, such as damage to both patient and ambulance entrances, and surrounding roads.
? Evacuation orders continue to disrupt the functionality of health facilities:
- One primary healthcare center and five medical points are within the evacuation area announced on 27 and 28 July.
- Expanded inpatient capacity at Indonesian and Kamal Adwan Hospitals (61 and 166 beds), and 9 ICU beds at Indonesian Hospital have been restored and are functional.
- European Gaza Hospital (650 inpatient beds) remains out of services, since 1 July. Efforts to restore functionality were halted due to expanding the evacuation area.
- No functioning hospitals in Rafah for over eight consecutive weeks.
? A total of eight operational field hospitals (FH) in the Gaza Strip:
- Rafah: the ICRC FH is fully functional, while the UAE FH operates at partial functionality with access restrictions due to ongoing siege and hostilities.
- Khan Younis: the UK-Med and Jordanian FHs are fully functional, while Al-Quds, Kuwait ‘Heal Palestine’, and PRCS Kuwaiti FHs are partially functional.
- Deir Al-Balah: the IMC FH is fully functional.
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Document Type: Situation Report
Document Sources: World Health Organization (WHO)
Subject: Access and movement, Armed conflict, Assistance, Gaza Strip, Health, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Refugees and displaced persons
Publication Date: 05/08/2024
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Document Type: Situation Report
Document Sources: World Health Organization (WHO)
Subject: Access and movement, Armed conflict, Assistance, Gaza Strip, Health, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Refugees and displaced persons
Publication Date: 05/08/2024
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