{"id":42375,"date":"2018-06-15T15:16:16","date_gmt":"2018-06-15T14:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bmj\/?p=42375"},"modified":"2018-06-20T11:35:27","modified_gmt":"2018-06-20T10:35:27","slug":"george-gillett-global-community-failing-health-conditions-palestine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bmj\/2018\/06\/15\/george-gillett-global-community-failing-health-conditions-palestine\/","title":{"rendered":"George Gillett: The global community is failing on health conditions in Palestine"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some tragedies in health arise from complex biological processes; others are born out of political choices, says George Gillett<\/p>\n

\"\"Soon after entering her family home, officials handed <\/span>Razan al-Najjar\u2019s<\/span><\/a> clothes to her mother. Razan, only 21 years old, had been working as a volunteer paramedic with the Palestinian Medical Relief Society in Gaza. Her uniform\u2014white, to identify medical personnel in dangerous situations\u2014had lost its tranquil colour, replaced by a reminder of the horrific circumstances of her death. <\/span><\/p>\n

When Razan\u2019s mother saw her daughter\u2019s blood-stained uniform, she collapsed in grief. Razan had reportedly been running towards an injured protestor at the Gaza border, hands raised in the air, when she was shot in the chest by Israeli snipers. <\/span><\/p>\n

Razan\u2019s last post on social media displays her determination to care for those in need. <\/span>\u201cHit me with your bullets,\u201d she wrote, \u201cI am not afraid.\u201d Speaking to a <\/span>New York Times<\/span><\/i><\/a> journalist last month, her fearlessness shone through. \u201cBeing a medic is not only a job for a man, it\u2019s for women too. We have one goal\u2014to save lives and evacuate people.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Gaza\u2019s Health Ministry mourned Razan as a \u201cmartyr\u201d\u2014the same language they\u2019ve used to describe the more than <\/span>120 Palestinians<\/span><\/a> killed at border protests since 30<\/span>\u00a0March. The use of such language is often controversial but in this case, even if you put aside sympathy for Palestinians\u2019 right to protest, the case for calling Razan a martyr is unequivocal. She was a martyr of the medical community, a martyr of courage in the face of dire circumstances, and a martyr for anyone who believes in an irrefutable right to medical care.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The same day Razan was killed, thousands of miles away, the medical writer Atul Gawande gave a <\/span>commencement address<\/span><\/a> to UCLA Medical School. \u201cThe foundational principle of medicine, going back centuries, is that all lives are of equal worth,\u201d he said. Yet for Palestinians the reality could not be more different. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Speaking via video link at a World Health Assembly <\/span>side event<\/span><\/a> last month, doctors from the Islamic University of Gaza described how they are struggling to cope with the number of patients injured in border protests. They believe snipers are deliberately targeting the popliteal region of the body, causing devastating injuries that require complex emergency and reconstructive limb surgery. At times, routine services have been put on hold, with patients requiring pain management and palliative care turned away from hospitals, which lack the facilities or resources to care for them. Most patients are unable to access private facilities because of the harsh economic conditions in Palestine. <\/span><\/p>\n

Although the world\u2019s media have focused their attention on Gaza in recent weeks, these events have only put further pressure on an already strained health system. Doctors have long struggled to obtain medical supplies; shipments into Gaza require approval from customs and the Israeli military\u2014a lengthy process. Many hospitals lack up to half of the <\/span>WHO\u2019s list of essential medicines<\/span><\/a> at any given time, as well as basic products such as disinfectants.<\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, patients in the occupied territories must request security clearance to leave the region to receive care that is unavailable in Gaza. In 2017, only <\/span>54% of Palestinians<\/span><\/a> requesting travel permits for treatments, including chemotherapy and radiotherapy, received them in time for their referral, according to a representative from the charity Medical Aid for Palestinians. For injured protestors requiring surgery the <\/span>acceptance rates<\/span><\/a> are even worse; only 24 of the 93 applications from 30<\/span>\u00a0March to 10 June had received clearance, often only after human rights organisations lobbied the Israeli Supreme Court.<\/span><\/p>\n

Applications from children are more likely to be accepted, but only if they travel alone. According to Dr Hend Harb, who works in Gaza, children as young as 10 years old have been told to travel by themselves to undergo major operations after their parents\u2019 requests were denied. <\/span><\/p>\n

Last month, the World Health Assembly debated a resolution on health conditions in Palestine. The resolution called on WHO\u2019s director-general to support the development of Palestine\u2019s health system and provide technical assistance to meet Palestinians\u2019 health needs. <\/span><\/p>\n

Delegates from the six member states who voted against the resolution\u2014Australia, Canada, Guatemala, Israel, the UK, and the US\u2014had argued that the issue had been politicised. <\/span><\/p>\n

But their arguments were met with frustration from those working in the region. \u201cWe wanted to reach a consensus and we got close, but it seems there are always stumbling blocks,\u201d said Dr Gerald Rockenschaub, head of WHO\u2019s office in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. <\/span><\/p>\n

His frustration is understandable. Some tragedies in health arise from complex biological processes, which require decades of scientific research to overcome. Others are born out of political choices. As Dr Akihiro Seita, the health director of the United Nations\u2019 Relief Agency for Palestinian refugees, argued, \u201cthe politics are the cause of dire health outcomes in Palestine. We shouldn\u2019t forget the political side of global health.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The health challenges in Palestine are both acute and chronic, affecting both patients and staff. For the global community, especially the six countries that voted against the WHO resolution, there is a single question to answer. What is the human right to health worth if there is not the political will to defend it? <\/span><\/p>\n

George Gillett<\/strong>\u00a0is a student doctor and freelance writer. He tweets at\u00a0<\/em>@george_gillett<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Competing interests<\/strong>: None declared.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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