Gaza patients face long delays for medical evacuation, BBC reports
Gaza patients face long delays in obtaining the medical-evacuation approvals needed for treatment abroad, the BBC reports. Some patients are said to have died before approval came. Health conditions are worsening.
Gaza patients face long delays in obtaining the medical-evacuation approvals they need to receive treatment abroad, the BBC reports. The process can stretch for months, and some patients are said to have died before approval arrived.
In one case, an evacuation call reportedly came two weeks after a patient had died. Health officials say medical resources in the area are insufficient and that critically ill patients need to be transferred elsewhere.
Humanitarian organizations are calling for the evacuation process to be sped up. How the process functions and the fate of patients are being watched closely, tied to the course of the region's health crisis.
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