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East Jerusalem Hospital Network

Health and Nutrition Cluster

Health Information

Health Mapping: Health Facilities Database

HIV/Tuberculosis Programme

International Health Regulations

Maternal and Child Health

Noncommunicable Diseases

Palestinian National Institute of Public Health

Right to Health Advocacy

Overview: World Health Organization oPt (2011)

Information resources

WHO Special Report: Barriers to health access in the occupied Palestinian territory, 2011 and 2012

WHO monthly reports on referral of patients from the Gaza Strip

WHO Initial Health Assessment Report Gaza Strip - December 2012 [pdf 885.8kb]

Key health-related statistics

Total population in thousands	4169
Total health expenditure (% GDP)	16.0
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100 000 live births)	28.0
Primary health care units and centres (per 10 000 population)	1.8
Total life expectancy at birth (years)	72.5

Source: Country statistical profiles (2011)

See Palestine country profile

Millennium Development Goals

Progress towards health-related MDGs

Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Goal 4: Reduce child mortality
Goal 5: Improve maternal health
Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability
Goal 8: Develop a Global Partnership for Development

WHO collaboration

Country Cooperation Strategy 2009–2013 [pdf 519kb]

WHO Representative

Ministry of Health

Contact us

WHO Palestine

WHO oPt office
Abu Obaida Ibn El Jarrah Street, 10
P.O. Box 54812
Jerusalem
via Israel
Phone number: +972 (0) 540 0595
Fax +972 (0)2581 0193

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