Gaza Strip is a narrow east Mediterranean coastal area of about 360 km2 with 1.5 million population, the vast majority of them are refugees; surrounded from north and east by Israel, Mediterranean to west, Egypt to south, No airports no seaports, this area partially and temporary had been closing for the last two years, but the situation has been sharply deteriorated in the last 6 months and the area hermetically sealed off.
Economical situation is appalling, not enough goods, or food stuff, no export, all the borders and crossing points, sea and air space are tightly closed, prices jumped rapidly up to double or even more in this poor area and population.
Electricity and water often cutoff so we are more in dark than in light.
No basic materials for building or construction, for example cement is absolutely absent from the market even for tombs and or tombstones, nothing can be newly built or repaired, of course we can’t talk about iron or steel this is in the brides cans.
No spare parts for machines, cars, medical equipments in the hospitals and laboratories.
Petroleum and fuel products are in the minimum, might be severely reduced or stopped.
Thousands of students studying outside
Health situation is-especially- awful; more than 91 drugs so far are zero stock in the hospitals many of them are life saving such as: Immunoglobulin for Immunodeficient children, drugs for renal failure, anticancer drugs etc.
Two cases died yesterday one of them young man of 36 with renal failure and the other is 48 doctor with brain hemorrhage because of the long delay on the crossing point between Gaza and Israel, hundreds of such critical patients are also waiting their fate IBRAHIM, youngster of 15 is in intensive care unit because of repeated attacks of meningitis due to lack of Immunoglobulins who used to receive since the age of 9months, he might loose his life in any time.
Simple human rights are extensively violated, no body can leave or go to
Psychological aspect of the terrifying blockade can’t be assessed accurately now its symptoms will last sure for another decades.
In this pre last minute appeal we strongly urge for:
Raising your voice against this lethal blockade; to open all the borders and the crossing points for free passage and movement for all.
Free goods out and in especially nutritional items, construction materials and spare parts etc.
Free electricity, water and fuel supply.
Free drugs and medicinal supply for primary, secondary, and tertiary medical care.
Contact:
Dr. Ahmed Abu-said, Paediatrician, Allergo-immunologist,
Safe Gaza-children Group الطفولة الآمنة-مجموعة غزة
Tel.00972-8-2843513 Mob.0599-405195
Medical Donations can be made to and will be gathered in Salzburg by Elisabeth Riedl
WFWP Salzburg , 0650 885 1988, wfwpeurope@gmail.com
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