About 70% of generators in Gaza Strip hospitals are out of service — enclave Health Ministry
In the Gaza Strip, about 70% of electricity generators in hospitals have broken down due to shortages of fuel, lubricants and spare parts, the enclave’s Health Ministry said. Anadolu Agency reports.
Risk of departments shutting down
Zaher al-Wahidi, director of the ministry’s Medical Information Center, said at a press conference at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City that shortages of fuel and lubricants could at any moment lead to the shutdown of critical and life-sustaining hospital departments.
According to him, the fuel crisis has also forced transport companies and buses to announce a complete or near-complete halt in operations. This prevented hundreds of medical workers from reaching their workplaces, further isolated medical facilities and complicated their ability to respond to emergencies.
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Shortages of medicines and medical supplies
Al-Wahidi also reported unprecedented shortages of medicines and medical supplies, disruptions in the operation of diagnostic equipment, and the closure of opportunities for patients and wounded people on waiting lists to receive treatment abroad.
The ministry representative rejected Israel’s claims that it is facilitating the entry of medical and logistical aid into the Gaza Strip. According to him, the permitted deliveries constitute only an insignificant share of what is needed and do not cover even the minimum needs of medical institutions.
Al-Wahidi called on the international community, the UN Security Council, the World Health Organization and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs to urgently take measures to allow necessary medical and operational supplies into the Gaza Strip.
