Published : 26-08-2015
The medical staff of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society organized a sit-in yesterday in front of a hospital in Palestine in the Yarmouk camp to demand "UNRWA" agency, the International Red Cross, Syrian Red Crescent , and the medical and humanitarian organizations to allow the entry of medicine and medical supplies to the camp due to the deterioration of the health situation in the camp as well as the suffering of the camp from a severe shortage of medicines and the spread of many chronic diseases ,disease typhoid, and jaundice among Al-Yarmouk residents.
On August 13, 2015, the "Medical and Surgical Rescue Center in the Yarmouk camp" appealed to the medical institutions and doctors Union to assume their responsibilities towards the trapped civilians in the Yarmouk camp since there have been cases of death due to lack of medicines and health care, and the lack of suitable possibilities.
On August 18, doctors of the Yarmouk camp also held a press conference for the working doctors under the title " disease and not medicine" on the Youth Support Centre inside the besieged camp in which it shed light on the medical and health situation dire in the camp and difficulties in their work to cure the residents of the camp. While on August 19, 2015, UNRWA said that 10 cases of typhoid disease had been confirmed among the people of the Yarmouk camp.
The media spokesman of "UNRWA," Sami Mushasha, confirmed on the outbreak of typhoid disease among the residents whom the United Nations provide assistance to them. In addition, he pointed out that the priority of UNRWA is to provide humanitarian aid to civilians in Al-Yarmouk itself.
It is noteworthy that the regular army and groups of the Popular Front - General Command siege of the camp is considered the cause of the interruption of all hospitals and clinics from work due to preventing the introduction of materials and medical supplies.
As well as most of the relief agencies stopped working inside the camp because of the threat of state regulation ISIS who dominated the camp early last April in coordination and support from the members of the Al-Nusra Front.
The medical staff of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society organized a sit-in yesterday in front of a hospital in Palestine in the Yarmouk camp to demand "UNRWA" agency, the International Red Cross, Syrian Red Crescent , and the medical and humanitarian organizations to allow the entry of medicine and medical supplies to the camp due to the deterioration of the health situation in the camp as well as the suffering of the camp from a severe shortage of medicines and the spread of many chronic diseases ,disease typhoid, and jaundice among Al-Yarmouk residents.
On August 13, 2015, the "Medical and Surgical Rescue Center in the Yarmouk camp" appealed to the medical institutions and doctors Union to assume their responsibilities towards the trapped civilians in the Yarmouk camp since there have been cases of death due to lack of medicines and health care, and the lack of suitable possibilities.
On August 18, doctors of the Yarmouk camp also held a press conference for the working doctors under the title " disease and not medicine" on the Youth Support Centre inside the besieged camp in which it shed light on the medical and health situation dire in the camp and difficulties in their work to cure the residents of the camp. While on August 19, 2015, UNRWA said that 10 cases of typhoid disease had been confirmed among the people of the Yarmouk camp.
The media spokesman of "UNRWA," Sami Mushasha, confirmed on the outbreak of typhoid disease among the residents whom the United Nations provide assistance to them. In addition, he pointed out that the priority of UNRWA is to provide humanitarian aid to civilians in Al-Yarmouk itself.
It is noteworthy that the regular army and groups of the Popular Front - General Command siege of the camp is considered the cause of the interruption of all hospitals and clinics from work due to preventing the introduction of materials and medical supplies.
As well as most of the relief agencies stopped working inside the camp because of the threat of state regulation ISIS who dominated the camp early last April in coordination and support from the members of the Al-Nusra Front.
