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oPt Emergency Situation Update 33 (7 Oct 2023 - 6 Jun 2024 at 16:00)

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• Of the 17 partially functional hospitals, 14 are partially accessible due to insecurity and physical barriers, e.g. damage to both patient and ambulance entrances, and surrounding roads.

• Rafah: no functional hospitals, jeopardizing the right to health of around 90,000 Gazans residing there.

• Khan Younis: Al-Khair Hospital restored partial functionality, providing limited basic emergency and nursing services.
Maternity department to resume services soon.

• North governorate: Partial accessibility to Al-Awda, Kamal Adwan and Indonesian hospitals , due to extensive roads damages, following military withdrawal on 31 May:

  • Al-Awda Hospital (40 beds, providing emergency, maternity, surgical, & inpatient services), is partially accessible after 10 days of inaccessibility.

  • Kamal Adwan Hospital (144 beds) resumed partial functionality, providing emergency and inpatient services.

  • Indonesian Hospital resumed partial functionality on 1 June, providing basic emergency services.

• Out of six field hospitals (FH) in Rafah, only the ICRC FH is fully functional. The UAE FH operates at partial functionality, while accessibility remains extremely difficult due to ongoing siege and hostilities.

• The IMC FH in Rafah was evacuated on 5 June, due to the security situation.

• UK-Med and Jordanian FH in Khan Younis, and IMC FH in Deir Al-Balah are fully functional.