Thousands of wounded Gazans are awaiting medical treatment, writes Veronica Vickery, with many of Gazas hospitals damaged or destroyed. Meanwhile a health crisis looms with the coming winter, amid a failing water and sewage system. One way the UK can help: send our hospital ship RFA Argus to provide essential medical aid. The world again stands disgraced as we continue to enjoy the late summer sunshine, with barely a thought for the thousands of Gazans injured, displaced and imprisoned. Its been weeks since Ive saw a mainstream headline about Gaza. Are we all to believe that the truce has suddenly washed it all away, that life is now if not rosy at least tolerable? Approximately 11,000 Gazans were injured by Israels bombing, shelling and sniping, while hospitals were destroyed. Some Israeli hospitals have offered to help treat the wounded, but most have been refused permits to enter Israel. According to the WHO, 360,000 Gazans - 20% of the population - are likely to be suffering a range of mental health challenges including depression and post-traumatic stress disorder...... theecologist.org/blogs_and_comments/commentators/2563493/britains_hospital_ship_to_gaza.html
Posted on: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 14:28:21 +0000
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