Women's branch of DFLP submits demands to UNRWA to improve health services in Palestinian refugees camps || Newspapers (Arabic)

The women's branch of the DFLP political organisation submitted yesterday a memorandum to the UNRWA directors of the Rashidya, el Bass an Borj el Shemali camps protesting the deterioration of health services for Palestinian refugees. The memorandum pointed out to the following demands:
- Improving health services and increasing medical coverage to at least 90%
- Increasing UNRWA's share of the cost of tertiary care and medical consultations
- Increasing the coverage of cancer and open heart cases as well as other medical procedures
- Full coverage of emergency cases
- Appointing a medical radiologist in the Tyre area
- Covering the cost of chronic medicines and increase the number of specialist physicians
- Ensuring a regular supply of medicines in the UNRWA dispensaries

Source: Al Mustaqbal, 31/10/10212