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Health Inforum Newsletter#31 15July 2003 Health Inforum News ????? ????? Volume 2, No.31, 15 July 2003 Welcome to the thirty-first edition of the Health Inforum Newsletter. In our ongoing efforts to provide useful information to the health community, we welcome any comments or suggestions you might have to help us to improve this newsletter. Please help us to distribute this update by forwarding it to your colleagues and friends. If you wish to subscribe, please send an email to [email protected] In this Issue: · Note for the Press From the WHO Office for the West Bank and Gaza · Ministry of Health Report (January-June 2003) · PRCS Health Incidents 28 June - 11 July 2003 · Health Inforum Web Survey/Main Findings · Health Inforum launches its new portal. Dr. Ricardo Sole is finishing his mission Dr. Ricardo Sloe, the World Health Organization “WHO” Coordinator In oPt will finish his mission by July 18, 2003. Health Inforum and WHO staff would like to express their sincere thanks and gratitude to Dr. Sole for his contribution in developing the WHO office in oPt and his support to the health sector in Palestine. Note for the Press From the WHO Office for the West Bank and Gaza PALESTINIAN NATIONAL AUTHORITY AND WHO TACKLE MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS IN OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY Focus on development of community mental health programs Ramallah, West Bank. Under the slogan “Mental health for all – policies and strategies” the Ministry of Health of the Palestinian National Authority and the World Health Organization (WHO) office in Jerusalem have, over the past four days, brought local and international mental health experts together to evaluate existing services for people with mental health problems in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) and to find ways to improve them. According to the Ministry of Health, during the last two years the number of people with mental disorders in the oPt has doubled. Mainly children under 18 suffer from trauma-related disorders. “We need to put mental health higher on the agenda in order to respond to the crisis and provide patients with better treatment and care” said Dr Yousef Awadallah, representing the Minister of Health of the Palestinian National Authority, at the opening of the conference. Ongoing violence, closures and curfews and the occupation of most Palestinian self-rule areas are among the main causes of psychological distress among the population. “Traumatic events such as shootings, death or injury of a family member, the demolition of homes and house-to-house searches leave permanent scars in the minds of the people,” said Dr. Eyad Sarraj, Chairman of the Gaza 1 World Health Organization Italian Cooperation USAID Health Inforum News ????? ????? Volume 2, No.31, 15 July 2003 Community Mental Health Program, “we need to establish more community based mental health programs that can help those unable to cope with their experiences of violence.” Representatives from the Ministry of Health and local and international mental health experts and NGOs working in the oPt agreed on the urgent need to implement a comprehensive mental health policy in the oPt. This would involve increasing the number of mental health centers, reorganizing psychiatric hospitals, and training of health personnel working with patients who suffer from severe mental disorders. For more information please contact Melanie Zipperer in Jerusalem, mobile: (+41) 79 477 1722, or (+972) 57 553 294, email: [email protected]. Access & Health Incidents Ministry of Health Report (January-June 2003) MoH released recently a report on health incidents and violations against health facilities and health workers during the first six months of the year 2003. According to MoH report Israeli forces killed 465 Palestinians, out of them 112 children under 18 years old and injured 3608 during the same period. Main Incidents and violations: Date Health Incident 22/2/03 Israeli soldiers hit and humiliated MSF-Greece staff and prevented them from entering “Mawasi” area near KhanYounis. 02/3/03 Israeli soldiers fired on Nasser hospital in KhanYounis, a nurse was injured and a damage was caused to the hospital surrounding wall. 19/3/03 Israeli Jeep entered Hebron hospital yards and caused damage to some vehicles. 8/04/03 Israeli authorities in boarders prevented referral injured cases from leaving to Egypt and Saudi Arabia to continue their treatment. 17/4/03 Israeli soldiers closed the area of Dr. Thabet hospital in Tulkarem and denied access to the hospital. 23/4/03 Israeli soldiers stormed Dr. Khalil Sulieman hospital in Jenin, hit one nurse and arrested two injured persons. 12/5/03 Israeli soldiers stormed Rafidya hospital at 3:AM in Nablus and searched it. 15/5/03 Israeli soldiers stormed the Middle East Factory for medicine in Beit Hanoun city, damaged the surrounding walls and caused serious damage of parts of the factory. This factory used to provide MoH of its needs of medicine. 15/5/03 Israeli checkpoints denied access for patients and birth delivery cases in Beit Hanoun-Gaza. 20/5/03 MDM-France suspended its activities in Gaza due to Israeli obstacles and denying access and movement for the humanitarian organizations. 18/6/03 Israeli soldiers surrounded Zaatari maternity hospital in Hebron and denied access to it. 24/6/03 Israeli authorities prevented a Medical Dutch/Belgium delegation from entering the oPt. PRCS Health Incidents 28 June - 11 July 2003 Nablus 30 June 2003 (09:40): Israeli soldiers at the Shafi Shamron checkpoint stopped a PRCS ambulance transporting two patients from Sebastian village to Nablus. The soldiers denied passage to the ambulance. The ambulance crew contacted the EMS station and requested ICRC coordination. During this time, one of the soldiers approached the ambulance and asked them why they hadn’t 2 World Health Organization Italian Cooperation USAID Health Inforum News ????? ????? Volume 2, No.31, 15 July 2003 returned back, but as the driver began to answer, the soldier took the driver by the neck and started hitting him on the face. Another soldier intervened and allowed the ambulance to pass. Hebron 30 June 2003 (08:40): An ambulance transporting three cardiac patients to a Ramallah hospital was stopped by an Israeli Army jeep. Israeli soldiers searched the ambulance and the patients, and then ordered the patients to get out of the ambulance. The medics refused to obey the order due to the condition the patients. The medics were ordered to stand under the hot sun for one hour and then were allowed to continue on their way. Once back-to-back ambulance transfer was completed for three patients, the first ambulance picked up another patient suffering from severe leg injuries as a result of a car accident. The ambulance was stopped again at Beit Eba checkpoint. After waiting two hours at the checkpoint, the condition of the patient began to deteriorate further. The ambulance was detained at Beit Eba checkpoint for a total of six hours. The reason given by the soldiers was that the patient was not carrying an ID card, although the medics informed the soldiers that it was lost during the car accident. Nablus 1 July 2003 (14:40): At Shafi Shamron checkpoint, Israeli soldiers stopped an ambulance transporting patients from Al Watani Hospital to Sebastia village. Soldiers searched the ambulance and checked the IDs of the crew and the patients. After a short time, the soldiers commanded the driver to turn off the engine and for everyone to get out of the ambulance. The soldiers returned the crews and patients IDs except for one of the EMS medics. At gunpoint, the soldier forced the medic to sit on the ground and began hitting him on the neck his face. A second soldier also began shouting verbal insults and beating him on his back and legs. After some time had passed, the soldiers ordered the driver to cross the checkpoint, but he refused to do so without his colleague. The soldiers threatened to shoot at the ambulance if they didn’t leave. The ambulance driver waited near the checkpoint until the medic was finally released after a half hour. Nablus 2 July 2003 (14:00): PRCS ambulance received a call about a person requiring medical assistance near Quseen checkpoint. The ambulance reached the checkpoint but Israeli soldiers refused to allow passage. After ICRC coordination, the medics transferred the patient to the ambulance and began to administer first aid. However, after a short time, the soldiers commanded the crew to take her out of the ambulance and leave. The patient was stabilized, however the crew was obliged to return back without the patient. Nablus 2 July 2003 (15:50): Israeli soldiers at the Shafi Shamron checkpoint stopped a PRCS ambulance.transporting three patients to a second ambulance from Jenin. After coordination with ICRC, the ambulance was allowed to pass after being detained for an hour. Nablus 3 July 2003 (15:30): An ambulance on its way back from Sarra village to Nablus City was stopped by Israeli soldiers at a spontaneous checkpoint. The soldiers ordered the driver to get out of the ambulance and then drove off to an unknown destination for more than 20 minutes leaving the PRCS ambulance driver at the checkpoint. Upon their return, the soldiers body searched and verbally abused the driver. The soldiers returned the ambulance keys to the driver and threatened to shoot him if he returned. The ambulance was detained for a total of two hours and a half. PRCS informed the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Israel military DCO. Tubas 5 July 2003(12:00): Israeli soldiers at the Beit Eba checkpoint stopped an ambulance transporting patients to their homes in Tubas village. After detaining the ambulance for two hours the soldiers commanded the crew to return back because according to the soldiers, the ambulance was not carrying critical cases.
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