World Health Organization (WHO): Monthly Report -- Referral of Patients from the Gaza Strip, October 2010

Summary for October 2010

* A two-year-old girl suffering from leukemia died while waiting for an urgent referral to an Israeli hospital. Since January 2009 a total of 33 patients have died while waiting to access hospitals outside Gaza.

* The percentage of approved patient applications to cross Erez (76.2%) was the lowest in three months.

* 211 patients (21.6%) had their applications to cross Erez delayed. This is the third highest rate in 2010.

Full Report (6 pages)
http://reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/JALR-8B4KL8/$File/full_report.pdf