Health & Healing
West Bank health system faces Gaza-like collapse, aid chief warns
Image credit: Palestine News Network
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The West Bank's healthcare infrastructure is deteriorating toward conditions comparable to Gaza's, not from airstrikes but from financial pressure and movement restrictions, the head of a US-based medical aid organization said Thursday. Dr. Zaher Sahloul of MedGlobal made the assessment in Bethlehem, Palestine News Network reported. He characterized the trajectory as a systemic unraveling driven by resource scarcity and mobility constraints.
The medical system confronts mounting obstacles to basic operations. Financial strain has limited hospitals' capacity to maintain services, while restrictions on movement impede both patient access to care and staff deployment across the territory. These pressures are compounding existing vulnerabilities in the health sector's ability to serve the population.
