Sunday, June 19, 2011

Making Aid Impossible #2

Here are some details of life in Gaza from the Gaza Ministry of Health

Basically, both Israel and the Ramallah government are killing Gazans by preventing the people from obtaining vital medical supplies. "We're missing painkillers and anesthetics, cancer and epilepsy drugs, antibiotics, infant formulas, medicines for dialysis, even rubber gloves," says Dr. Hassan Khalaf of the Ministry of Health. The Israeli blacklist keeps out such dangerous items as baby formulas, antibiotics, and MRI and X-Ray machines. And, the war on Gaza led to the bombing of half Gaza's hospitals, many clinics and the buildings where the Red Crescent stored medical supplies. The Ramallah government is also culpable in that they seem unable to send the necessary supplies to Gaza in a reasonable time frame.

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