Health Ministry in Gaza warns of medicine shortage
Reageer (0)24-8-2010
GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- The Gaza Healthy Ministry's pharmaceuticals department says it faces a shortfall of 104 types of drugs and 101 types of medical equipment.
Ministry general-director Dr Muneer Al-Barsh warned that most of the medical equipment was used in intensive care and surgery. The medicine stored by the ministry is prescribed to cancer patients, patients with kidney problems, or chronic illness, and children.
Al-Barsh called on donor countries and civil society institutions to commit to sending medicine to Gaza, saying that only 30 percent of donations were actually medications.
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