Health & Healing
Israel's blockade leaves Gaza's sick without medicine or care
Graphic: Times of Palestine
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Israel's blockade of Gaza has created a critical shortage of medicines and medical supplies, leaving dialysis and cancer patients without treatment, +972 Magazine reported. As supplies dwindle and healthcare disruptions become routine, patients face prolonged suffering with little prospect of recovery or relief.
The collapse of medical care has forced families to watch terminal illnesses advance untreated. Dialysis patients unable to access regular treatment and cancer patients denied chemotherapy have few options as the enclave's health system deteriorates under sustained restrictions on imports. Medical professionals say patients are effectively left to die slowly without access to drugs or equipment necessary to sustain their lives.
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