HEALTH UNDER OCCUPATION: Chapter 2

Protection for Healthcare

Infographic references

To see Chapter 2's infographic, Attacks on Medical Facilities and Personnel, click here

[Gaza 2008/9 offensive]- World Health Organization (2010), The Closure of the Gaza Strip Puts at Risk the Health of People in Gaza and Undermines the Functioning of the Health Care System. Site: http://www.emro.who.int/pdf/press-releases/2010/the-closure-of-the-gaza-strip-puts-at-risk-the-health-of-people-in-gaza-and-undermines-the-functioning-of-the-health-care-systemq.pdf?ua=1, p.2; Caabu (2012), Humanitarian Factsheet: From "Cast Lead" to "Pillar of Defence". Site: http://www.caabu.org/what-we-do/gaza/factsheet-humanitarian-situation-cast-lead-pillar-defense 

[Gaza 2012 offensive] World Health Organization (2012), Initial Health Assessment Report Gaza Strip. Site: http://www.emro.who.int/images/stories/palestine/documents/WHO_Initial_Health_Assessment_Report_Gaza_Strip_-_December_2012.pdf, pp.5-6

[Gaza 2014 offensive] World Health Organization (2014), Gaza Strip Joint Health Sector Assessment Report. Site: http://www.emro.who.int/images/stories/palestine/documents/Joint_Health_Sector_Assessment_Report_Gaza_Sept_2014-final.pdf?ua=1&ua=1, p.9; World Health Organization (2016), Right to Health: Crossing Barriers to Access Health in the occupied Palestinian territory 2014 2015. Site: http://applications.emro.who.int/dsaf/EMROPUB_2016_EN_19231.pdf?ua=1, p.39

[Gaza and the West Bank had the second highest number of attacks on healthcare among emergency countries in 2014-2016] World Health Organization (2016), Report on Attacks on Healthcare in Emergencies. Site: http://www.who.int/hac/techguidance/attacksreport.pdf, p.4

[West Bank October-December 2015] Palestine Red Crescent Society (2015) in World Health Organization (2016), Right to Health: Crossing Barriers to Access Health in the occupied Palestinian territory 2014 2015. Site: http://applications.emro.who.int/dsaf/EMROPUB_2016_EN_19231.pdf?ua=1, p.43