On 22 November, in cooperation with the Palestine Red Crescent Society, WHO participated in one other joint-UN mission to switch 151 sufferers, kinfolk and well being staff accompanying them from Al-Shifa hospital in northern Gaza. The mission was undertaken following particular requests from well being authorities and hospital officers in Gaza. 

This was the third mission to Al-Shifa carried out by WHO, different UN businesses and companions in lower than every week; the primary was an evaluation mission (18 November) and the second was an evacuation mission to move 31 infants (19 November). 

During this mission, the group transferred 73 severely unwell or injured sufferers, together with 18 dialysis sufferers; 26 sufferers with critical spinal accidents; 8 sufferers with extreme continual circumstances; two in want of crucial care; and 19 sufferers in wheelchairs. The sufferers had been transported in 14 ambulances provided and staffed by the Palestine Red Crescent Society, and two buses, with 8 well being staff and 70 relations accompanying them.  

This was a high-risk mission, as intense combating and shelling continued in proximity of Al-Shifa hospital.   

It took 20 hours for the group to finish the evacuation, together with 6 hours at a checkpoint the place the group and sufferers had been screened by the Israeli Defense Force.  This was regardless of an preliminary settlement to solely display screen individuals on the origination level in Al-Shifa Hospital.  

The screening course of concerned checks on the sufferers, their kinfolk, and the personnel; these included aged, youngsters and severely unwell sufferers. Three medical personnel from the Palestine Red Crescent Society and three from the Ministry of Health had been detained.  

After 6 hours on the safety checkpoint, the convoy proceeded because the situation of a few of sufferers was already deteriorating. Patients reached their remaining vacation spot late at night time.

Most of the sufferers had been in the end transferred to the European Gaza Hospital, with the dialysis sufferers admitted to Al Najjar Hospital. Both amenities are within the south of Gaza. 

WHO is extraordinarily involved concerning the security of the estimated 100 sufferers and well being staff remaining at Al-Shifa. Due to the restricted time that the mission members had been in a position to spend within the hospital and the urgency of transferring essentially the most crucial, it was troublesome to find out precisely what number of stay.  

Two of the six detained well being staff have reportedly been launched. We do not need details about the well-being of the 4 remaining well being workers, together with the director of Al-Shifa hospital. WHO calls for his or her authorized and human rights to be absolutely noticed throughout their detention.

This and different evacuations had been requested by well being authorities, well being staff and sufferers, and have become obligatory as Al-Shifa Hospital is now not in a position to perform on account of lack of water, gasoline, medical provides, meals, and workers, and up to date navy incursions. 

Also on 21 November, WHO and companions undertook a mission to Al-Ahli Hospital in northern Gaza to evaluate medical priorities.  Al-Ahli, which is likely one of the solely useful hospitals within the north, should be urgently and commonly provided with gasoline, water, meals and medical provides to make sure the continuity of care. Today, 22 sufferers together with 19 companions arrived on the European Gaza hospital, within the switch mission undertaken with the Palestine Red Crescent Society, following the assessement mission. 

WHO once more asks all related authorities to make sure that the medical evacuations that WHO has been requested to help in can proceed safely, underneath agreed procedures, with out endangering the lives of sufferers.  Ultimately, the security, safety and evacuation choices relaxation with the related authorities.