The Waiting Game: Gaza’s CT Scan Shortage Causing Worry and Worse Gaza's healthcare system has been battered by years of conflict, leaving its people to bear the brunt of neglect and deprivation.
Amidst the headlines on hospitals destroyed and lives lost, a more insidious issue plagues the strip – a shortage of medical imaging machines that forces patients into a desperate waiting game.
Ninety four percent of Gaza's hospitals have been damaged or destroyed, with only 19 out of 36 facilities functioning partially as of May this year.