Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territories: Further information on UA 284/08 (Alison)

Index Number: MDE 15/047/2008
Date Published: 28 November 2008
Categories: Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territories

Ahmed Nahid Mohsin (m), aged 1 year 5 months, Nour Mohammed al-Jarou (f), aged 5 months , Mohammed Odeh Thabet (m), aged 17 years and Yousef Rami Abu Latifa (m), aged 3 years 5 months suffer from congenital heart diseases, including conditions commonly known as holes in the heart. Urgent surgery cannot be provided in Gaza, where necessary medical facilities and specialists are not available. These are however available at a hospital in East Jerusalem, only an hour’s drive from Gaza.