Published : 09-04-2018
AGPS said that the ongoing events in Syria since March 2011 negatively affected the Palestinian refugees living in Syria, on the economic, educational and living levels, and most dangerously on the health level.
The Action Group added in its documentational report titled, “The Healthy Reality of the Palestinian Refugee Camps Amid the Syrian Crisis,’ that the prolonged Syrian crisis and the consequences of the destruction and siege on the Palestinian camps and gatherings, and the violations and limited freedom of mobility which have affected the medical staff, have led to the serious deterioration in the health of the wounded, the injured, the pregnant women and the ill. This reflected the disregard for the lives of civilians in Palestinian camps, who have become desperate for treatment and health care.
The report pointed out that most of the medical facilities in the Palestinian camps have not been spared by the attacks on them, either because of the bombardments, or the robbery and looting of its content. This has also affected the hospitals, clinics and the medical equipment shops, and the private clinics and pharmacies have been looted by some of the armed groups there.
The Action Group documented dozens of violations made by both sides of the Syrian conflict, against hundreds of Palestinian refugees, who have either died, been injured or gotten arrested, among medical personnel and paramedics. Dozens of doctors, nurses and pharmacists have been detained by the Syrian regime, simply for the suspicion of cooperating with patients, or providing treatment for the injured.
The Group documented the names of dozens of victims or detainees of medical staff members, who have died due to torture in the Syrian prisons, or are still detained. The Syrian regime continues to forcibly hide thousands of Palestinians in its detention centers.
The group noted that the siege of the Syrian regime and its affiliated groups on Yarmouk camp, and the prevention of the entry of medicines and medical personnel, has led to the spread of diseases and epidemics, resulting in the death of more than 200 Palestinian refugees, because of hunger and lack of health care.
To conclude its report, the Action Group stressed on the application of the principle of protecting medical personnel; as stipulated by international laws, which requires that the parties of conflict respect the people participating in the armed conflict, protecting them and providing humane treatment, by preventing them from the dangers and suffering they may be exposed to.
In addition to facilitating the entry of medical assistance to the civilians, especially children’s milk and medicines for people with chronic diseases; which will have a positive impact on the people in the camps and encourage the return to them, and allowing ambulances to transport critical cases.
AGPS said that the ongoing events in Syria since March 2011 negatively affected the Palestinian refugees living in Syria, on the economic, educational and living levels, and most dangerously on the health level.
The Action Group added in its documentational report titled, “The Healthy Reality of the Palestinian Refugee Camps Amid the Syrian Crisis,’ that the prolonged Syrian crisis and the consequences of the destruction and siege on the Palestinian camps and gatherings, and the violations and limited freedom of mobility which have affected the medical staff, have led to the serious deterioration in the health of the wounded, the injured, the pregnant women and the ill. This reflected the disregard for the lives of civilians in Palestinian camps, who have become desperate for treatment and health care.
The report pointed out that most of the medical facilities in the Palestinian camps have not been spared by the attacks on them, either because of the bombardments, or the robbery and looting of its content. This has also affected the hospitals, clinics and the medical equipment shops, and the private clinics and pharmacies have been looted by some of the armed groups there.
The Action Group documented dozens of violations made by both sides of the Syrian conflict, against hundreds of Palestinian refugees, who have either died, been injured or gotten arrested, among medical personnel and paramedics. Dozens of doctors, nurses and pharmacists have been detained by the Syrian regime, simply for the suspicion of cooperating with patients, or providing treatment for the injured.
The Group documented the names of dozens of victims or detainees of medical staff members, who have died due to torture in the Syrian prisons, or are still detained. The Syrian regime continues to forcibly hide thousands of Palestinians in its detention centers.
The group noted that the siege of the Syrian regime and its affiliated groups on Yarmouk camp, and the prevention of the entry of medicines and medical personnel, has led to the spread of diseases and epidemics, resulting in the death of more than 200 Palestinian refugees, because of hunger and lack of health care.
To conclude its report, the Action Group stressed on the application of the principle of protecting medical personnel; as stipulated by international laws, which requires that the parties of conflict respect the people participating in the armed conflict, protecting them and providing humane treatment, by preventing them from the dangers and suffering they may be exposed to.
In addition to facilitating the entry of medical assistance to the civilians, especially children’s milk and medicines for people with chronic diseases; which will have a positive impact on the people in the camps and encourage the return to them, and allowing ambulances to transport critical cases.
