74 In the Gaza Strip, there are no safe houses for women to resort to in case of exposure to violence so far. Efforts are being conducted by Amal Coalition for the Elimination of Violence against Women to establish a safe house run by the Center for Research and Legal Advice for Women. However, a major problem in this regard lies with the sharp decline in the number of official houses which provide protection for battered women and the weak protection available by these houses. For that reason, many battered women are placed in official PNA prisons. However, they are then exposed to a dual rebuke: from their families and from the official parties. Although they are detained in the prisons mainly designed for the perpetrators of crimes and law violators, the actual purpose is to provide protection for them. IV ‐ Medical Errors84 The concept of the medical profession is expanded to include the various professions related to the treatment of patients. The Public Health Law No. (20) of 2004 defined medical professions as: “Professions of human medicine or dentistry or pharmacy”. It defined the auxiliary health professions as: “professions of nursing, diagnostic X‐ray, medical laboratories, vision test, procession of glasses and lenses, hearing checkup, processing methods to improve hearing, midwifery, anesthesia, physiotherapy, dental laboratories and any other profession approved by the Ministry.” In recent years, medical negligence cases emerged in Palestine, some of which resulted in serious harm to patients and in some cases the death of the patient. Medical negligence cases were not limited to a particular category. It affected children and adults, both men and women. Also medical negligence cases were not limited to a specific professional sector. It affected hospitals and clinics, the private sector and public sector equally. In 2010, ICHR received (25) cases of medical errors in Palestine, of which (8) complaints were from the Gaza Strip, and (17) complaints in the West Bank. One of these complaints concerned with the death of a child in Alia Government 84 ICHR notes that it is preparing a special report on medical errors and responsibility in the coming period. Therefore, this section was a brief overview.