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The number of complaints related to violations by official bodies29 concerning the
availability of health services30 in the West Bank and Gaza Strip reached (42) out of
a total of (152) complaints of the right to health. Most of the complaints submitted
to ICHR regarding this element are related to the issue of quarantine, the lack of
sufficient quarantine centers, and the lack of equipment in these places.
These complaints were distributed in terms of gender into (29) complaints for
males and (13) for females. In terms of the geographical area, these complaints
were distributed among (16) complaints in the Gaza Strip, and (26) complaints in
the West Bank.
The number of complaints of violations by official entities pertaining access to
health services, there were (8) complaints in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, i.e.
(5.3%) of the total complaints on the right to health. Many complaints referred
to the high prices of some health services and the lack of economic access to the
service. Some of them referred to the inability to access or disseminate information.
They noted that this was improper and do not take into account the human right
to preserve his privacy.
The number of complaints related to violations by official bodies of the health
service quality component in the West Bank and Gaza Strip reached (102) out of a
total of (152) complaints about the right to health. Many complaints relate to not
obtaining a medical referral/purchasing a service, or the delay in obtaining it, which
affected the health status of the citizen, and complaints related to the demand for
the medical staff to be held accountable for allegations of medical negligence.
The complaints of this component in terms of gender were distributed among
(54) complaints by males and (48) complaints by females. In terms of geographical
area, these complaints were distributed between (42) complaints in the Gaza Strip
and (60) complaints in the West Bank.
Therefore, and for the purpose of adequately implementing the highest attainable
degree of health, the Commission recommends the following:
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In the context of the right to publish health information, it is necessary
to update the information published on the internet platform regarding
Covid-19. This update should include information on the categories of infected
persons with disabilities and persons detained in official places of detention,
and work to reduce the number of cases that the Ministry was unable to
obtain information around, leaving it unspecified until it exceeded a third of
the number of recorded injuries.
29 The right to health component of access comprises four types of complaints, which are related to:
1) lack of physical access, 2) lack of economic access, 3) lack of access to general or patient-specific
health information, 4) access to health services According to the foundations where discrimination and
inequality.
30 Within this element of the four elements of the right to health are the complaints submitted to ICHR
regarding: availability of hospitals, health centers and health personnel, availability of basic health
procedures, availability of vaccinations, availability of healthy water and sanitation, availability of
medicines and medical drugs, and availability of health services for persons with disabilities.
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