Gazze'de sağlık ve ruh sağlığı hizmetleri: Kuşatma altında bir sistem

Year 2024, Volume: 29 Issue: Special Issue on Gaza, 22 - 32, 28.12.2024

Iman Farajallah

https://doi.org/10.21673/anadoluklin.1575373

Abstract

Gazze’nin sağlık ve ruh sağlığı sistemleri, yıllardır süregelen siyasi istikrarsızlık, İsrail’in aralıksız devam eden askeri savaşları ve 2007 yılından bu yana devam eden abluka nedeniyle uzun süredir devam eden zorluklarla karşı karşıyadır. Bu faktörler Gazze’nin birinci basamak sağlık hizmeti sunma kabiliyetini ciddi şekilde engellemiş ve nüfusun ihtiyaçlarını karşılamakta zorlanan bir sistem ortaya çıkmıştır. Gazze’nin sağlık altyapısı 7 Ekim 2023’ten önce bile çöküşün eşiğindeydi ve ruh sağlığı hizmetleri nüfusun artan ihtiyaçlarını karşılayamıyordu. İsrail’in 3 Ekim 2023’te Gazze Şeridi’nde başlattığı ve ‘sistematik insan hakları ihlalleri’ içeren savaş, bugüne kadar Gazze’nin sağlık altyapısının feci şekilde kötüleşmesine yol açmıştır. İsrail’in yoğun askeri operasyonları ve kitlesel yıkımın damgasını vurduğu, ‘sistematik insan hakları ihlalleri’ içeren bu savaş, zaten kırılgan olan sağlık sistemini ciddi bir krize sürükledi. Bu çalışma Gazze’deki sağlık ve ruh sağlığı hizmetlerinin durumunu incelemektedir. Gazze Şeridi’nde devam eden İsrail saldırılarının, özellikle de 2023-2024 ‘sistematik insan hakları ihlalleri’ ile yürüttüğü İsrail savaşı sırasındaki etkisini değerlendirmektedir.

Keywords

Gazze şeridi, ruh sağlığı hizmetleri, sağlık hizmetler, savaş

Health and mental health services in Gaza: A system under siege

Abstract

Gaza’s health care and mental health systems have faced long-standing challenges due to years of political instability, continuous Israeli military wars, and a crippling blockade that has been in place since 2007. These factors have severely hindered Gaza’s ability to provide primary health care, resulting in a system that struggles to meet the needs of its population. Even before October 7th, 2023, Gaza’s healthcare infrastructure was on the brink of collapse, and mental health services were unable to meet the growing needs of the population. The October 3rd, 2023, Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip with its ‘systematic violations of human rights’ has led to the catastrophic deterioration of Gaza’s health infrastructure to date. This Israeli war with its ‘systematic violations of human rights’, marked by intense Israeli military operations and massive destruction, pushed an already fragile healthcare system into a severe crisis. This paper examines the state of healthcare and mental health services in Gaza. It evaluates the impact of the continued Israeli offensives in the Gaza Strip, particularly during the 2023-2024 Israeli war with ‘systematic violations of human rights’.

Keywords

Gaza strip, health services, mental health services, war

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