Editing Gaza Strip (section)

===Health===
[[File:View of the hospital from the north.jpg|thumb|The [[Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital]] and the IUG Faculty of Medicine buildings]]
In Gaza, there are hospitals and additional healthcare facilities. Because of the high number of young people the [[mortality rate]] is one of the lowest in the world, at 0.315% per year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2066rank.html |title=The World Factbook |publisher=Cia.gov |access-date=2014-02-21 |archive-date=28 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228071330/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2066rank.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> The infant mortality rate is ranked 105th highest out of 224 countries and territories, at 16.55 deaths per 1,000 births.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2091rank.html |title=Country Comparison: Infant mortality rate |publisher=CIA |access-date=1 June 2016 |archive-date=7 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207062332/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2091rank.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> The Gaza Strip places 24th out of 135 countries according to [[Human Poverty Index]]. According to the World Health Organization, in 2022 the average life expectancy for males was 72.5 years and 75 years for females, about the same as Egypt, Lebanon or Jordan, but lower than in Israel.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Guterres |first=António |author-link=António Guterres |date=2023-05-17 |title=Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan |url=https://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA76/A76_15-en.pdf |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=[[World Health Organization]]}}</ref>

A study carried out by [[Johns Hopkins University]] (US) and [[Al-Quds University]] (in [[Abu Dis]]) for [[Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere|CARE International]] in late 2002 revealed very high levels of dietary deficiency among the Palestinian population. The study found that 17.5% of children aged 6–59 months suffered from chronic [[malnutrition]]. 53% of women of reproductive age and 44% of children were found to be [[anemia|anemic]]. Insecurity in obtaining sufficient food as of 2016 affects roughly 70% of Gaza households, as the number of people requiring assistance from UN agencies has risen from 72,000 in 2000, to 800,000 in 2014.<ref>[http://www.maannews.com/Content.aspx?id=773119 '200 Gazans injured in separate incidents on first day of Eid al-Adha,'] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920020729/http://www.maannews.com/Content.aspx?id=773119 |date=20 September 2016 }} [[Ma'an News Agency]] 13 September 2016.</ref>
[[File:Cardiff Solidarity for Palestine protest, 25 November 2023 142309 (redacted).jpg|thumb|Photos of healthcare workers in Gaza killed during the [[Gaza war]], 25 November 2023]]
After the Hamas takeover of the Gaza Strip health conditions in Gaza Strip faced new challenges. [[World Health Organization]] (WHO) expressed its concerns about the consequences of the Palestinian internal political fragmentation; the socioeconomic decline; military actions; and the physical, psychological and economic isolation on the health of the population in Gaza.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.who.int/hac/crises/international/wbgs/sitrep_25sept2007/en/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014080431/http://www.who.int/hac/crises/international/wbgs/sitrep_25sept2007/en/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 October 2007 |title=WHO &#124; WHO statement on the situation in the Gaza Strip |publisher=Who.int |date=25 September 2007 |access-date=1 June 2010}}</ref> In a 2012 study of the occupied territories, the WHO reported that roughly 50% of the young children and infants under two years old and 39.1% of pregnant women receiving antenatal services care in Gaza suffer from iron-deficiency anemia. The organization also observed chronic malnutrition in children under five "is not improving and may be deteriorating."<ref>{{cite book |title=Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem and the occupied Syrian Golan |date=11 May 2012 |publisher=World Health Organization |page=2 |url=http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/Full_Report_3973.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806000042/http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/Full_Report_3973.pdf |archive-date=2012-08-06 |url-status=live |access-date=21 July 2014}}</ref>

According to Palestinian leaders in the Gaza Strip, the majority of medical aid delivered are "past their expiration date." Mounir el-Barash, the director of donations in Gaza's health department, claims 30% of aid sent to Gaza is used.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=182120 |title=Report: Gaza medical aid is expired |newspaper=The Jerusalem Post &#124; Jpost.com |publisher=Jpost.com |access-date=12 December 2010 |archive-date=24 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100724010118/http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=182120 |url-status=live }}</ref>{{failed verification|date=May 2018}}

Gazans who desire medical care in Israeli hospitals must apply for a medical visa permit. In 2007, State of Israel granted 7,176 permits and denied 1,627.<ref>Berg, Raffi. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7375439.stm Israel's dilemma over sick Gazans] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080505073942/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7375439.stm |date=5 May 2008 }}. [[BBC News]], 30 April 2008</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/country_fact_sheets/cty_fs_PSE.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100601033156/http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/country_fact_sheets/cty_fs_PSE.html |url-status=dead |title=Human Development Reports<!-- Bot generated title --> |archive-date=1 June 2010}}</ref>

In 2012, two hospitals funded by Turkey and Saudi Arabia were under construction.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/26/world/middleeast/in-gaza-even-a-wealthy-man-cannot-silence-the-bombs.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220102/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/26/world/middleeast/in-gaza-even-a-wealthy-man-cannot-silence-the-bombs.html |archive-date=2022-01-02 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |title=As Bombs Fell in Gaza, a Rich Cactus Lover Could Cultivate Only Patience |first=Jodi |last=Rudoren |newspaper=The New York Times |date=25 November 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

As a result of fighting in Gaza during the [[Gaza war]], many of Gaza's hospitals have sustained serious damage.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-06 |title=Six months of war leave Al-Shifa hospital in ruins, WHO mission reports |url=https://www.who.int/news/item/06-04-2024-six-months-of-war-leave-al-shifa-hospital-in-ruins--who-mission-reports |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=[[World Health Organization]] |language=en}}</ref> During the war, a polio vaccination campaign successfully immunized over 187,000 children under ten in central Gaza—exceeding initial targets—with the support of local and international health organizations, amidst humanitarian pauses to ensure coverage across insecure areas.<ref>[https://www.who.int/news/item/04-09-2024-first-phase-of-polio-campaign-concludes-successfully-in-gaza "First phase of polio campaign concludes successfully in Gaza."] ''World Health Organization''.  4 September 2024.  4 November 2024.</ref>