Status of Human Rights in Palestine funds spent on the development projects were used to build hospitals, which would contribute in establishing the medical services related to the referred conditions. However, failure to list the same in the budget would lower the community and rights-related surveillance thereof. The most prominent event recorded in the report concerning the measures adopted in the field of medical negligence was the development of a draft Decree-Law concerning the medical and health protection and safety in the end of 2017. Such Decree-Law is expected to be completed and passed by the end of 2018. 38 The health system in Gaza Strip was gravely compromised which led to a severe shortage of medicines, medical disposables, lab supplies, and blood banks, causing the failure of some medical devices and equipment, decrease of medical referrals, and complication of referral procedures on the Palestinian and Israeli sides, in addition to the continuation of the acute fuel crisis and its grave repercussions on all the primary, secondary, and tertiary health services. On the other hand, in 2017, ICHR received 76 complaints pertaining to the right to health, which included 11 complaints about the availability of vaccines and medicines, and 32 complaints about lack of proper health services, requesting additional medical services in certain regions, in addition to 21 complaints about medical referrals, and 12 complaints about responsibility for medical negligence; which included 10 complaints about deaths that occurred after receiving medical treatment, making accusations of medical negligence. In terms of gender, the complaints were classified to 30 complaints pertaining to women and 46 complaints pertaining to men. In terms of age, they were classified to 26 complaints pertaining to children and 50 complaints pertaining to adults. In terms of the geographical regions, the complaints were classified to 18 complaints in Gaza Strip and 58 complaints in the West Bank. Toward realizing the right the health, ICHR recommends that the MOH should provide access to adequate and required statistical data in order to identify the situation of the right to health every year. The MOH 23rd Annual Report 1 January - 31 December 2017