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Gazans continue to suffer due to Israeli practices on World Health Day

Wednesday, 07 April 2021 8:52 PM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 07 April 2021 8:52 PM ]

Ashraf Shannon

Press TV, Gaza

World Health Day is celebrated on the 7th of April every year. For 2021 the theme is building a fairer, healthier world. For Palestinians in the Gaza Strip health inequities are an everyday reality that is rooted in Israel’s long held apartheid regime.

Tel-Aviv has waged three wars on the blockaded enclave and maintains a crippling blockade on it since 2007. During the 2014 war on Gaza Israeli forces attacked 17 hospitals and 56 health centers.

The Israeli regime’s inhumane practices have led to a state of de-development within Gaza’s healthcare system making it extremely hard for health workers to combat the coronavirus pandemic.

This year’s World Health Day comes amid a surge in coronavirus infections in the Gaza Strip. Despite the increasing number of coronavirus infections in the impoverished enclave the Israeli regime continues to place tight restrictions on the entry of humanitarian supplies including medical equipment.

Under international laws and norms the Israeli regime must ensure medical supplies to Palestinians, including combating the spread of pandemics. Experts warn that the health sector in Gaza could soon collapse unless serious steps are made to remedy the situation.

On World Health Day, the regime's blockade continues to undermine efforts by health workers in Gaza to provide proper medical care. This is while the situation has worsened in the besieged enclave due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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