Israel places great importance on health matters in the Gaza Strip. This issue spearheads humanitarian assistance to Gaza.
•In 2009, 10,544 patients and their companions exited the Gaza Strip for medical treatment in Israel.
•The transfer of medical equipment and medicine is coordinated according to requests made by Palestinian Authority (PA) and the international community. 4,883 tons (572 truckloads) of medical equipment and medicines entered Gaza in 2009.
•H1N1 (Swine Flu): As part of the assistance given to the PA, professional meetings were held between Israeli and Palestinian health representatives to prepare for an epidemic in the Gaza Strip. Three patients exited the Gaza Strip for medical care in Israeli hospitals and 44,500 doses of vaccine were transferred to Gaza by the WHO (World Health Organization).
•The transfer of 2 elevators for hospitals in the Gaza Strip was coordinated in 2009.
That same year, the transfer of mammogram equipment for breast cancer diagnosis and of the first CT machine for a PRCS hospital in the Gaza Strip took place as well.
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