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Æď Æď Al Harazeen n Æď ĝÆ a Gaza Hospital y b ) r d 2 Æď e 1 c 0 r Æď º» Nahal Oz 2 ¹ r fo r n e E b e El Wafa Medical t m i e Rehabilitation ¹º» Karni Crossing v t im o Hospital ěÆ L N g t- i ĝÆ in n h e s m d i e Population by F e Source: PCBS 2017 s r e Æď le g i A m e Age Group 652,597 l ir a f M Æď ic e t s Gaza Strip Juhor ad Dik u a P! Gaza Population 2017 by Governorate a e n C ( 6 F oPt An Nuseirat Scale 2,097,475 (! Camp ID ÖÆ 1,000,000 Æď Æď 1,066,320 Æď 900,023 Æď Al Bureij Æď ÖÆ Camp 500,000 435,067 Az Zawayda Æď 231,437 P! 80,826 Deir al Deir Al-Balah 100,000 Balah Camp Æď ěÆ ÖÆ Al Maghazi ÖÆ ĝÆ Al Aqsa Camp Hospital (!(!(! J" Al Musaddar 0 - 17 years ³ 18 - 29 years 60 years and over Deir al Balah Æď ³ Æď ZÆ WƳ Æ Public secondary health services Æď Governorate Hospitals Beds Population 2 196 Æď North Gaza 368,978 Gaza 7 1,159 652,597 Æď Middle Zone 1 166 273,200 Wadi as Salqa P! 273,200 Khan Younis 2 653 370,638 (! Rafah 2 139 233,878 Total 14 2,313 1,899,291 Data source: Health Cluster HeRAMS Æď Al Qarara P! Public & UNRWA primary health centres As Sureij Khan Younis Population Governorate # of PHCs Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 served Æď MoH UNRWA MoH UNRWA MoH UNRWA MoH UNRWA Khan Yunis ĝÆ ĝÆ Dar Essalam Camp Hospital North Gaza 7 4 2 4 1 4 368,978 ÖÆ Al Amal NasserĝÆ Hospital Hospital 'Abasan al Jadida Gaza 16 6 5 6 1 5 5 652,597 e Æď n o s Æď (as Saghira) z le P! P! g i Khan Yunis Bani Suheila Middle Zone 13 4 10 1 2 2 1 1 273,200 n m i l J" h a is c Khan Yunis 9 3 6 2 1 1 2 370,638 f ti o u N a Æď n Al Mawasi 370,638 Rafah 4 5 2 2 1 1 1 2 233,878 1 Algerian Æď (Rafah) Specialized Total 49 22 25 3 15 5 9 14 1,899,291 Qizan an 'Abasan Hospital ! Najjar ĝÆ ( al Kabira Al Qarya as P! P! Suwaydiya oPt/Gaza Strip Population with Æď Æď Disability Qa' al Kharaba Æď P! ěÆ Tall Qa' al P! Al Helal Al Æď as Sultan Qurein ĝÆ Emarati Hospital European Gaza Khuza'a P! Æď Hospital ĝÆ Umm Kameil P! Æď Tal as Sultan ÖÆ Al Fukhkhari Æď P! Umm al Kilab Kuwait Obstetrical and Paediatric HospitalĝÆ Rafah Camp ÖÆ Rafah Abu Yousef Al Najar Hospital Æď ĝÆ Rafah J" P! Al Bayuk ¹º» Sufa Crossing Æď Classifications of PHC centers levels Shokat P! as Sufi Rafah Crossing ¹¹º» Level 1 ďÆ Level 2 ďÆ Level 3 ďÆ Level 4 ďÆ Preventive services: Preventive services: mother and child health care Preventive services: mother and child health care, ěÆ Preventive services: Mother and child health care immunization, family planning and denta. immunization, family planning and denta. 233,878 Mother and child health care and immunization. Curative services: General Practitioner (GP) and E g y p t and immunization. Curative services: General Practitioner (GP) (! medical specialist care and dental care. Curative services: General Practitioner (GP) and medical specialist Gynecology and obstetric medical care. Laboratory (in some clinics) Curative services: first aid Laboratory/ Radiology/ Health Education » Kerem Shalom Crossing ¹¹º Laboratory (in some clinics) Health education Emergency Medical Services (EMS) HEALTH FACILITIES Total Area Population Density Primary Health Care (PHC) Trauma Stabilisation Points (TSPs) International Boundaries Main cities & Refugee camps Closed and Ristricted Areas 365 Km Sqr 5,203 Health Service Level MoH & Governorate Boundary J" Main city Access permitted on foot and for farmers only(100-300 metres) ěÆ Palestine Red Crescent Society Persons per Km-Sqr Æď Level 1 (0) International Boundary ÖÆ Refugee Camp Risk zone (300-1000) metres. Æď Level 2 (19) P! Over 50,000 Æď Level 3 (22) Health Facilities Source: PNIPH 2018 Total Population # of registered refugees Æď Level 4 (10) P! 2,001 - 50,000 Crossing Points *Population data source: PCBS Preliminary Results - Sensus 2017 Baseline source: OCHA oPt 1,899,291 1,230,629 Hospitals ¹¹º» Open Roads Built-up Areas Map Scale Source: PCBS Source: PCBS Health Sector ﺍﻟﻘﻁﺎﻉ ﺍﻟﺻﺣﻲ Regional road 1 centimeter = 0.6 kilometers Community 1:60,000 (14) ﺣﻛﻭﻣﻲ | ĝÆ Governmental Main road ¹¹º» Closed but opens for exceptional cases 0 2 4 Unemloyment Rate # of Unemployed Refugee camp Kilometers (0) ﻭﻛﺎﻟﺔ ﺍﻟﻐﻭﺙ | ĝÆ UNRWA Local road (11) ﺃﻫﻠﻲ | ĝÆ NGOs ¹º» Closed Disclaimer The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map (3) ﺧﺩﻣﺎﺕ ﻁﺑﻳﺔ ﻋﺳﻛﺭﻳﺔ | ĝÆ PMMS do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. 48.2% 232,480 Source: PCBS Preliminary Results - Sensus 2017 (0) ﺧﺎﺹ | ĝÆ Private .
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