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<div class="img_caption_news-left null" style="width:250px;"><img class="caption_news-left" title="Hundreds of Palestinians, including children are currently under high risk due to lack of essential medicines and medical facilities." src="https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.org.uk/images/article_images/news/middle-east/gaza-lurches-towards-health-disaster.jpg" alt="Gaza lurches towards health disaster" width="250" height="167" border="0" />Hundreds of Palestinians, including children are currently under high risk due to lack of essential medicines and medical facilities.</div>
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The Ministry of Health in Gaza has highlighted the dire medical situation in the territory, announcing that hundreds of Palestinians, including children are currently under high risk due to lack of essential medicines and medical facilities.</p>
<p>Currently, more than 367 essential drugs, medical items and specialised treatments for patients with conditions such as haemophilia, kidney malfunctions and other chronic diseases are currently unavailable.</p>
<p>A number of specialist clinics have had to stop essential medical treatment, including the children&#8217;s surgery, ophthalmology, cardiac catheterization, bone and nerve centres.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.middleeastmonitor.org.uk/news/middle-east/2455-gaza-lurches-towards-health-disaster">Source and more exclusive pictures on the website of MEMO</a></strong></p>
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<li><a href="http://bit.ly/mPHskr" target="_blank">Palestinian deaths following infringement of right to medical treatment in the OPT, 2000 -2011</a>| Btselem </li>
<li><a href="http://www.mezan.org/en/details.php?id=10398&amp;ddname=torture&amp;id_dept=31&amp;p=center" target="_blank">In violation of Medical Ethics and International Law: Israel Restricts the Access of Gaza Patients to Urgent Medical Treatment if their Condition is Not Life-Threatening</a> | Al mezan | June 30, 2010</li>
<li><a href="http://www.un.org/children/conflict/english/palestine.html" target="_blank">Children and Armed Conflict: Developments in the OPT</a> | UN | April 13, 2010</li>
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