health Beit Jala, Palestine
West Bank hospitals struggle amid Palestinian Authority funding crisis
50% of salaries
Staff at the hospital are receiving half of their salaries.
Hospitals in the occupied West Bank are facing shortages of medicines, reduced staffing and growing access problems. Medical workers and patients attribute the crisis to the Palestinian Authority’s financial collapse and Israeli withholding of tax revenues.
1 sourceAl JazeeraUpdated
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Beit Jala Government Hospital is the only government hospital in Bethlehem governorate.
“Beit Jala is the only government hospital in Bethlehem governorate”
- 50% of salaries
Staff at the hospital are receiving half of their salaries.
“with staff receiving just half their salaries”
The Palestinian Authority cannot pay for essential medications.
“the PA can’t pay for essential medications”