PRESS RELEASE Ministry of Health \u2013\nGaza warns of halting the services of Beit Hanoun hospital within hours due to\nthe fuel shortage crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In an unprecedented and rapid\ntragedy, the fuel crisis in hospitals and primary care centers continues to hit\ncritical levels. Today, few hours left for the beginning of interruption of the\nservices in Beit Hanoun Hospital due to the shortage of fuel required to\noperate the generators, which means depriving 350,000 people of the service and\nhealth care provided by the hospital. As a matter of facts, the MOH would like\nto confirm the following points:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. The Ministry of Health\u2019s austerity measures\nand plans to redistribute the remaining amounts of fuel will not last long in\nthe absence of fuel and growing demand for electricity, even with shifting the\noriginal large generators to smaller standby generators to reduce the fuel\nconsumption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. MOH warns that the continuation of this\ncrisis affects the work of the medical staff in the hospitals and the imposes a\nstate of confusion, which means postponing surgical operations, laboratory\ntests ,blood tests, and suspending the work of the Radiology Department and\nsupportive services, such as laundry and sterilization. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. The absence of any response\nfrom donors adds to the crisis a state of uncertainty and threats of worst-case\nscenarios that may deprive patients of their remedial rights. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. Ministry of Health continues to\nwork in all directions and with various parties to contain the crisis through\nradical solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ministry of Health January 16, 2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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