Ahlul Bayt News Agency, The 1.5 million people of the coastal enclave have been under a blockade by Israel since 2007.
The people of Gaza are also refused permission to travel abroad for specialized care, a Press TV correspondent reported.
Many patients have died due to lack of medicines or medical equipment since 2007.
Gaza's healthcare system is also suffering from shortages of medical devices and some types of medicines, mainly cancer and dialysis treatments.
The Gaza Health Ministry's Pharmaceuticals Department said in a recent statement that 104 types of essential drugs and 101 types of medical equipment are not available in the coastal region.
Meanwhile, many medical devices in hospitals across the Strip are either outdated or have been rendered unusable.
The World Health Organization announced that the mortality rates in the Gaza Strip are 30 percent higher than the West Bank.
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