World Health Organization (WHO) – oPt Emergency Situation Update – Issue 38 – (7 Oct 2023 – 29 July 2024)

05 August 2024

Overview

• Of the 16 partially functional hospitals, 11 are partially accessible due to insecurity or physical barriers, such as damage to both patient and ambulance entrances, and surrounding roads.

• Evacuation orders continue to disrupt the functionality of health facilities:

• One primary healthcare center and five medical points are within the evacuation area announced on 27 and 28 July.
• Expanded inpatient capacity at Indonesian and Kamal Adwan Hospitals (61 and 166 beds), and 9 ICU beds at Indonesian Hospital have been restored and are functional.
• European Gaza Hospital (650 inpatient beds) remains out of services, since 1 July. Efforts to restore functionality were halted due to expanding the evacuation area.
• No functioning hospitals in Rafah for over eight consecutive weeks.

• A total of eight operational field hospitals (FH) in the Gaza Strip:

• Rafah: the ICRC FH is fully functional, while the UAE FH operates at partial functionality with access restrictions due to ongoing siege and hostilities.
• Khan Younis: the UK-Med and Jordanian FHs are fully functional, while Al-Quds, Kuwait ‘Heal Palestine’, and PRCS Kuwaiti FHs are partially functional.
• Deir Al-Balah: the IMC FH is fully functional.