Medical officials in Gaza said on Wednesday that medical equipment used to treat kidney patients in dialysis was running out. Gaza's Health Ministry has warned that unless equipment is renewed in the coming days, hospitals will not be able to provide services to more than 1,000 patients dependent on these treatments, putting them at risk.
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At a press conference held today at Rantisi Hospital in the Gaza Strip, details of the equipment that are out of stock were reviewed and whose supply to the Gaza Strip is necessary in order to continue treating kidney patients undergoing two to three dialysis treatments a week." The Israeli occupation has been the main cause of patient suffering due to the ongoing blockade of Gaza for 17 consecutive years. All parties must act to help save patients," they noted.
More than a thousand patients depend on these treatments, photo: Arab networks
Physicians for Human Rights says there is a severe shortage of filters for cleaning dialysis machines. In addition, injections of the "Binocrit" type designed to raise the level of hemoglobin in the blood in kidney patients are missing. "These are the two most essential things, but there is additional equipment that is missing," they said.
"The Israeli occupation is the main cause of patients' suffering." The Ministry of Health in Gaza, photo: Arab networks
The organization recently received a request from the Palestinian Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip for assistance. A delegation of doctors from the organization is expected to enter the Gaza Strip in about two weeks as part of its routine medical visits, bringing injections of the type mentioned above to hospitals.
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