On Wednesday, the fifth aid convoy entered Gaza from Egypt, carrying food supplies and medical supplies, and was received by the Palestinian Red Crescent, which announced that it had received 62 trucks since last Saturday, out of 74 prepared for the airstrip . Egyptian side of the border.
Standards and quality of medical care
Dr. Afaf Al-Gohary, head of the medical sector at the Misr Al-Kheir Foundation, one of the National Alliance for Civil Action institutions responsible for preparing aid convoys, told Sky News Arabia that the most important thing to take into account is where you When preparing medical assistance, the following should be taken into account:
• There are no storage conditions for these medicines due to the disruptions surrounding the closure and opening of the Fatah crossing, and the possibility of delayed entry of trucks.
• Medical supplies include a variety of medications, wheelchairs, oxygen machines, emergency medications, antibiotics and other medications for chronic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension.
• Recently, surgical medical supplies, plaster casts, baby formula, syringes, intravenous devices, surgical sutures, burn medications and surgical masks have been added.
• 1,000 anesthetic kits are being prepared for use in surgical operations, as we have learned from the Palestinian side that there is a shortage of anesthetics, and that surgical operations are being performed without anesthesia.
• The necessary medical materials are sent based on the needs of hospitals and patients there, and this is known through the Palestinian Red Crescent.
• The medical team in Rafah also meets to monitor the latest developments in the health situation and hospital needs in Gaza.
• We are currently preparing large quantities of medical equipment, 25 times greater than the quantities entering the sector.
• In Gaza there are more than 2,000 patients who require regular dialysis sessions, and if a field hospital is allowed to be established, these sessions will take place.
• Regarding blood bags, donation campaigns have been organized in several governorates by the National Alliance, under the supervision of the Ministry of Health. These are sent to the Ministry’s Central Blood Bank to ensure their safety against infections and viruses. enter the sector with food aid under the coordination of the Ministry.
• Egypt has prepared hospitals in the North Sinai Governorate, bordering Gaza, to care for injured Palestinians, and is also trying to set up a field hospital.
In Gaza, Palestinian Red Crescent spokeswoman Nepal Farsakh confirmed in an interview with Sky News Arabia that the situation in the Gaza Strip is catastrophic, while the World Health Organization said two-thirds of hospitals are out of service, mainly because of the lack of fuel .
Egyptian-French agreement on aid
During a press conference held by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, in Cairo on Wednesday, the two presidents stressed the need for aid to reach the Gaza Strip without obstacles and to prevent civilians from becoming victims. of the ongoing struggle between Israel and the Palestinian factions.
Macron announced that his country would send a ship with aid to provide medical support to Gaza.
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