The WHO oPt released a report which details the difficulties that thousands of Palestinian patients encounter in obtaining Israeli permits to access specialized health care in East Jerusalem, Jordan and Israel. Restrictions also affect access into Jerusalem for ambulances and health personnel from the West Bank to the East Jerusalem hospitals. The study used available data from Palestinian Authority ministries and from non-profit health providers to quantify and describe how Israeli movement restrictions in the West Bank and Gaza reduce access to health services for Palestinian patients and health providers, especially to East Jerusalem where the main Palestinian referral centers are located.
The WHO researchers also used interviews with patients, families, and health personnel and found that permits are difficult to obtain, limit the mode and place of entry of patients and are not always honored at designated checkpoints.
Full Report
http://reliefweb.int/report/occupied-palestinian-territory/right-health-barriers-health-access-occupied-palestinian
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