10 Percent Growth obstructed Palestinian Children

Gaza - The Palestinian in the Gaza and West edges suffering due to "land sick" in the health service. A study published in the journal kesehaatan The Lancet, reported 10% children of Palestine hampered growth.
Studies that describe the system of health care services in the Palestinian territories fragmentary and not integrated. Team of experts from the University of Birzeit the level of child mortality and life expectancy is not the mother of success is revealed in the last few years.
This area actually has a service level of the pregnancy and child immunization rates. One expert, Dr. Hanan Rahim, said: "There are gaps in service. Post-birth services is often low and not given on time. "
"Level the death of babies and children under 5 years have not come down dramatically. This condition is unusual, if compared with other Arab countries that memiiliki the same number, but there are efforts to decrease the mortality rate. "
"Trends barriers and the development of children increased concerns on the impact of the long-term. This is due to malnutrition and the effect on the development of cognitive and physical health," he added.
Studies also indicate that in the North Gaza area, the proportion of children who are suffering from difficulties of reaching 30%.
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"It is very important, women and children have access to quality health services," as written Dr. Rahim reports published in the United Nations.
Also mentioned more than 60 Palestinian women giving birth at Israeli checkpoint, and 36 of their babies died.
Accused the military occupation into the causes of poor health services in Palestine, and also politics that are not stable in the country that experienced turnover 6 in 3 health ministers this year.
Leaders report author, Dr Awad Mataria, from Birzeit University says: "evil is a political reason for the failure of the health system, but the diperburuk and terabaikan under occupation."
"Also, foreign aid policy can be appropriate and not the opposite," as expressed in any posts Dr. Mataria.
It was reported that the Palestinian Authority has received about U.S. $ 10 billion in several years, and most of the EU assistance.
But he and colleagues say health programs have focused on emergency recovery unit, and not for long-term development.
Meanwhile, The Lancet editor, Richard Horton, said: "The note we are not about gleam Arab politics, the status of Isreal or diplomacy efforts at this time to mediate peace."
"Violence in Gaza last move to be witnessed, especially for those who have directly witnessed the problems faced by the health system that attempts to maintain the health worsened."