oatmeal#Gaza / Requirements and principles for upholding Palestinians’ right to health [Joint Statement by PHRIsrael and other human rights organization]
Physicians for Human Rights (#PHRIsrael) together with 17 health and human rights organizations published a joint statement this week detailing a series of demands and principles to ensure Palestinians' right to health.
[...] As the war on Gaza surpasses 340 days, the toll on its population has been catastrophic. With over 41,020 deaths, 94,925 injured, 1.9 million internally displaced, and massive destruction of housing and infrastructure, no one in Gaza remains unaffected by this crisis–underscoring the urgent need for an immediate ceasefire and a structured and principled humanitarian and political intervention. While Gaza’s healthcare system was already exhausted from years of occupation and blockade, the targeting of healthcare workers and the decimation of healthcare infrastructure and resources during the current war have reached unprecedented levels.
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