From the World Health Organization: MONTHLY REPORT Referral of Patients from the Gaza Strip October 2010, Summary for October 2010:
- A two-year-old girl suffering from leukemia died while waiting for an urgent referral to an Israeli hospital. Since January 2009 a total of 33 patients have died while waiting to access hospitals outside Gaza.
- The percentage of approved patient applications to cross Erez (76.2%) was the lowest in three months.
- 211 patients (21.6%) had their applications to cross Erez delayed. This is the third highest rate in 2010.
