The West Bank and Gaza
1.4 million Palestinian refugees are in Gaza, 858 thousand are in the West Bank
64% of the population in Gaza lives in poverty
61% of the West Bank is off-limits for Palestinian use
74 years life expectancy

Since the Oslo accords – which handed responsibility for security and civilian affairs over to the Palestinian Authority (PA) – around 60% of the West Bank is still under full Israeli civil and military control, impacting the flow of people and goods throughout the territory.
Given the fraught social and political situation in the area, improvements in social and health care are more difficult to achieve. Since 30th March 2018, mass demonstrations have occurred at the Israel/Gaza fence. Consequently, there have been a significant number of Palestinian casualties, further complicating matters and making it ever harder to treat underlying health conditions.