"Palestinian Health Ministry Official Warns of Epidemic Outbreak in West Bank"
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"Palestinian Health Ministry Official Warns of
Epidemic Outbreak in West Bank" BBC Worldwide Monitoring (www.monitor.bbc.co.uk)
(07/18/02)
Palestinian Health Ministry undersecretary
Mundhir al-Sharif has asserted that epidemics of some diseases--such as cholera,
malaria, and polio--could
return to the West Bank if occupation
measures continue to prevent medical teams from delivering vaccinations and
other healthcare necessities to the area. He also noted the vulnerability of
newborns who lack vaccinations for hepatitis and measles. Al-Sharif
has asked the World Health Organization (WHO) to increase pressure on the
Israeli government to allow normal healthcare in the West Bank.
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