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United Nations Relief & Works Agency for Palestine Refugees
In the Near East (UNRWA)
Health Department
Impact of the humanitarian crisis
in the occupied Palestinian territory
on people and services
Dr. Fathi Mousa, Director of Health
Dr. Haifa Madi, Chief, Health Protection & Promotion
October 2003
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Maps and photos, Curtesy of PENGON, Passia and UNRWA Public Information Office
Design of cover page, Mr. Mahmoud Rahhal
United Nations Relief & Works Agency for Palestine Refugees
In the Near East (UNRWA)
Department of Health
Impact of the humanitarian crisis
in the occupied Palestinian territory
on people and services
October 2003
Contents
I.
Introduction
II.
Humanitarian and Socio-economic conditions
1. Overview of the humanitarian and socio-economic conditions
2. The separation wall
3. UNRWA’s response
III.
Health conditions
1. Introduction
2. Increased demand on medical care services
3. Breakdown in delivery & quality of preventive services
4. Immediate and future challenges
IV.
Casualties
1. Introduction
2. Fatalities and injuries
3. Casualties among women and children
4. UNRWA personnel killed/injured
5. Disabilities
6. UNRWA’s response
V.
Food and Nutrition
1. Nutritional deficiencies
2. Iron deficiency anaemia
3. Food security, availability and accessibility
4. UNRWA’s food aid programme
VI.
Mental and psychological problems
1. The burdern of mental and psychological problems
2. UNRWA’s response
3. The future approach
VII.
Living and environmental conditions
1. House demolishing
2. Environmental conditions
VIII.
The way forward, future development needs
1. Introduction
2. Pre-requisites
3. Needs and priorities
List of abbreviations
I.
INTRODUCTION
1. Coupled with lack of progress towards peace and co-existence, thirty-three years of
Israeli occupation of Gaza...