Published : 06-06-2021
Palestinian refugees who fled war-torn Syria have been denied access to healthcare services in Egypt.
Reporting from Cairo, an AGPS correspondent said services provided by UNRWA and the Egyptian Red Crescent have been suspended. Such services include surgeries at Mustafa Mahmoud Hospital in Cairo. A patient also used to receive daily coupons of 200 Egyptian pounds to purchase medicines. Those diagnosed with chronic illnesses used to receive a monthly allowance of 900 Egyptian pounds.
The refugees called on UNRWA representative in Cairo, the Egyptian Red Crescent, and the administration of Mustafa Mahmoud Hospital to provide explanations for such inhumane measures.
The number of Palestinians who fled war-torn Syria to Egypt has dramatically shrunk back over the past years.
An AGPS correspondent said the number of Palestinian refugees from Syria in Egypt in 2018 was estimated at 3,500, down from over 6,000 in recent years. Some 500 refugees illegally entered Egypt through Sudan.
The decrease has been attributed to the mistreatment and crackdowns perpetrated against the refugees in the Egyptian territories, where they have been treated as foreigners rather than asylum-seekers fleeing war-stricken zones. Palestinians have, thus, been denied the right to legal visas, refugee documents, safe accommodation, basic services, relief assistance, free education and healthcare, and access to the local labor market.
Palestinian refugees who fled war-torn Syria have been denied access to healthcare services in Egypt.
Reporting from Cairo, an AGPS correspondent said services provided by UNRWA and the Egyptian Red Crescent have been suspended. Such services include surgeries at Mustafa Mahmoud Hospital in Cairo. A patient also used to receive daily coupons of 200 Egyptian pounds to purchase medicines. Those diagnosed with chronic illnesses used to receive a monthly allowance of 900 Egyptian pounds.
The refugees called on UNRWA representative in Cairo, the Egyptian Red Crescent, and the administration of Mustafa Mahmoud Hospital to provide explanations for such inhumane measures.
The number of Palestinians who fled war-torn Syria to Egypt has dramatically shrunk back over the past years.
An AGPS correspondent said the number of Palestinian refugees from Syria in Egypt in 2018 was estimated at 3,500, down from over 6,000 in recent years. Some 500 refugees illegally entered Egypt through Sudan.
The decrease has been attributed to the mistreatment and crackdowns perpetrated against the refugees in the Egyptian territories, where they have been treated as foreigners rather than asylum-seekers fleeing war-stricken zones. Palestinians have, thus, been denied the right to legal visas, refugee documents, safe accommodation, basic services, relief assistance, free education and healthcare, and access to the local labor market.
