14. John Hopkins University, Al Quds University, Maram Project and Care International. Health Sector Bi-weekly Report, Number 5. Jerusalem: John Hopkins University, Al Quds University, Maram Project and Care International, 28 October 2002: 14p.
This is the fifth Health Sector Bi-weekly Report, which describes data that is collected every two weeks in an effort to monitor the impact of the emergency on various aspects of the health sector. This report has highlights of cumulative data: 3200 households & 180 health facilities over 20 weeks:
Decrease in the amount of food consumed: 57.4% of households.
Decrease in consumption of specific food groups: meat/fish/chicken, 68.9%; fruits/vegetables, 64.6%; milk/milk products, 44.5%; bread/ potato/rice, 30%.
Reasons for decrease in food: West Bank, lack of money 74%, curfew 22.2% (trend shifts to lack of money over the last 10 weeks); Gaza, lack of money 96%.
Water interruption: 42.9% of households; West Bank, 34.3%; Gaza, 61.6%; 38 clinics (21.1%) experienced water shortages resulting in disruptions in drinking water for patients and staff, provision of clinical services, and housekeeping/sanitation services
Borrowing money: 51.9 % of households; West Bank, 48.3 %; Gaza, 59.8%
Selling assets: 18.6 % of households; West Bank, 14.8%; Gaza, 26.9%.
Access to services: Households and facilities were more affected in the West Bank than Gaza; More difficulty for specialized services than primary care services.
More than 90% of clinics reporting disruptions in clinical services continue to cite “lack of trained staff due to curfews/closures” as primary causes of disruptions
Women's health services, specifically ante- and postnatal care and labor and delivery support have been affected, to the extent that 58 clinics expressed a need for additional OB staff and/or additional OB training for their current staff.