Summary
Patients interrogated: 37 patients (7 F; 30 M) who had applied for permits in December to cross Erez checkpoint were requested to appear for Israeli security interviews.
Patients delayed: 70 patients (27 F; 43 M) did not receive a response to their permit application and missed their hospital appointments.
Referrals to Jordan: Only one patient received financial coverage from the Ministry of Health for treatment in Jordanian hospitals.
Referrals to non-MoH facilities inside Gaza increased: 157 cases were referred to private and NGO facilities (78 for lithotripsy, 45 for MRI, 33 for cardiac catheterization and 1 for intensive care).
Medical reasons for referrals: Most December 2012 referrals were for: oncology (14%), nuclear medicine (11%), urology (10%), ophthalmology (7.5%), orthopaedics (7%), paediatrics (6%), heart surgery (5%), haematology (5%), neurosurgery (5%), and general surgery (4%). The estimated cost was NIS 11.4 million.