{"id":199710,"date":"2004-07-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T17:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=199710"},"modified":"2019-03-12T17:50:12","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T17:50:12","slug":"auto-insert-199710","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-199710\/","title":{"rendered":"Health situation in the West Bank and Gaza Strip – WHO Health Action in Crises (WHO\/HAC Highlights) – WHO press release (excerpts)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Health Action in Crises (WHO\/HAC) Highlights – No 18<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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20 July 2004<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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WEST BANK AND GAZA STRIP <\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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Event:<\/i> <\/p><\/div>\n

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In Beit Hanoun (north of Gaza Strip), movement continues to be restricted; most residents are unable to leave the city. UNRWA organized a food distribution operation to address the needs of 20,000 persons for 45 days. <\/p><\/div>\n

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A Health Emergency Coordination Meeting was held in Gaza to discuss the health aspects of the emergency situation in Beit Hanoun and the continuous difficult situation in Rafah and Khan Younis, as well as to follow-up on the measles immunization campaign. <\/p><\/div>\n

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WHO and Ministry of Health officially opened two of the three Community Mental Health pilot centres in Ramallah\/Al Bireh and Hebron. <\/p><\/div>\n

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WHO facilitated a meeting between the Israeli Medical Association and the Palestinian Medical Association (West Bank). The objective of the meeting was to establish contact among the two associations and facilitate collaboration. <\/p><\/div>\n

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WHO participated in the first Advisory Committee meeting of the Human Development Strategy organized by the Ministry of Planning and the World Bank. A report was given identifying the key performance challenges facing the social services and developing a set of strategies and interventions to address the challenges that can serve as input into the Palestinian National Authority's social development plan. <\/p><\/div>\n

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WHO facilitated a mission by representatives from ANAAO (Italian Medical Syndicate), which aims to commence a cooperation project based on technical exchanges and training activities. <\/p><\/div>\n

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WHO continues to follow-up the emergency situation in the city of Beit Hanoun. Field visits have been conducted and periodical SITREPS have been disseminated through Healthinforum. <\/p><\/div>\n

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Current WHO humanitarian actions in the West Bank and Gaza Strip have been made possible by funding from USAID and AGFUND.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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