Palestinian Authority

WHO Launches Report on Health Access Barriers in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (oPt)

Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Jerusalem: The WHO oPt released a report today, March 5, 2013, which details the difficulties that thousands of Palestinian patients encounter in obtaining Israeli permits to access specialized health care in East Jerusalem, Jordan and Israel. Restrictions also affect access into Jerusalem for ambulances and health personnel from the West Bank to the East Jerusalem hospitals.