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Temporary medical centers in Gaza known as "Medical Points" (MPs) treat an average of 117 people daily with only about 7 staff per MP

09.17.25 | PLOS


Temporary medical centers in Gaza known as "Medical Points" (MPs) treat an average of 117 people daily with only about 7 staff per MP, filling a critical role despite severe staffing and supply shortages (with insulin and cancer treatments unavailable in over 90% of cases, for instance).

Article URL: https://plos.io/4nn4PRX

Article Title: Resilience amid chaos: The role of Gaza medical points

Author Countries: Jordan, Palestine, United States

Funding: The author(s) received no specific funding for this work.

PLOS Global Public Health

10.1371/journal.pgph.0005073

17-Sep-2025

Competing Interests: The authors declare that no competing interests exist.

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Charlotte Bhaskar
PLOS
cbhaskar@plos.org

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APA:
PLOS. (2025, September 17). Temporary medical centers in Gaza known as "Medical Points" (MPs) treat an average of 117 people daily with only about 7 staff per MP. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/8X5ZZWY1/temporary-medical-centers-in-gaza-known-as-medical-points-mps-treat-an-average-of-117-people-daily-with-only-about-7-staff-per-mp.html
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"Temporary medical centers in Gaza known as "Medical Points" (MPs) treat an average of 117 people daily with only about 7 staff per MP." Brightsurf News, Sep. 17 2025, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/8X5ZZWY1/temporary-medical-centers-in-gaza-known-as-medical-points-mps-treat-an-average-of-117-people-daily-with-only-about-7-staff-per-mp.html.