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The aim of this report is to assess the access to health services of the population living in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) since March 2002. The data collected in this report was through structured interviews, gathering information on households and on individual household members. The topics covered in the report include socio-demographic data, general household information, different utilization patterns of health services before and after 29 March 2002, access to health services for specific conditions and coverage for some primary health care programs. The recall periods used were 2 weeks for childhood diseases, and about 9 months for access and use of health.