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HEALTH

New Supply of COVID Medicines for Gaza

Anera delivers a vital drug to treat COVID-19 patients in Gaza

A fifth wave of COVID-19 has hit the Gaza Strip. To make matters worse, there’s a chronic shortage of medicines that makes it harder to provide proper treatment for patients in Gaza. The continuing blockade of Gaza severely impacts the supply of drugs to fight the epidemic and other maladies.

Dr. Kifah Toman at his desk.
Dr. Kifah Toman is director of the central drugstore department at the Ministry of Health.

To help ease the burden, Direct Relief have provided a new medical aid shipment of molnupiravir for Gaza, that Anera has delivered to Shifa Hospital, Gaza’s principal medical center.

Molnupiravir is used to treat mild to moderate cases of COVID-19 in patients who are at risk for developing a more serious illness. The treatment helps relieve symptoms and help prevent fatalities. The shipment included 39,920 capsules, which the Ministry of Health needs for more developed protocols of antiviral drugs to combat COVID-19.

Kifah Toman is director of the central pharmaceuticals department at the Ministry of Health. He says, "We’re relieved and happy that the drug was delivered to Shifa Hospital and to pulmonologists.” He says it is also available to other physicians as an optional treatment for COVID-19.

"We’re relieved and happy that the drug was delivered."

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The decades we've spent decades building relationships and years of experience with international shipping logistics ensures that life-saving supplies are quickly put to use. Anera’s knowledgeable staff coordinate shipments through every step of the journey, so that no materials are wasted and partners receive what they really need – not what just what happens to be available.

The Gaza physician says the dispensing of the drug depends on the age of the patient and the severity of the infection.

The chronic shortage of medicines in Gaza is a major challenge for health providers. Toman stresses the importance of continuing to supply vital medicines to Gaza hospitals, especially those dealing with epidemics like COVID-19.

Toman adds that treating some of the hospital's patients requires medications often in short supply, including vitamins and intravenous medicines for nutrition.

"We thank Anera for its support and we look forward to expanding the supply of drugs for our medical facilities."

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Two pharmacists sort out medicine in the central pharmacy of Al Shifa Hospital.

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