1,100 Gazan kidney patients facing drug shortage: ministry

STORY: 1,100 Gazan kidney patients facing drug shortage: ministry DATELINE: Sept. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:12 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Health Ministry in Gaza 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ASHRAF ABU MAHDI, Director of the pharmacy department in the Health Ministry 3. various of the hospital of Abdul Aziz Al-Rantisi in Gaza 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): AHMED ABU SHARIAA, Father of a child with kidney failure 5. various of the hospital of Abdul Aziz Al-Rantisi in Gaza STORYLINE: At least 1,100 Palestinian kidney patients are facing a lack of medicines and medical equipment in Gaza, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said on Wednesday. In a press conference held in the coastal enclave, Ashraf Abu Mahdi, director of the pharmacy department in the Health Ministry, said the patients include 38 children who are in danger of being denied access to dialysis sessions. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ASHRAF ABU MAHDI, Director of the pharmacy department in the Health Ministry "Kidney failure patie