2011

In Al Shifa Hospital, covering 30% of deliveries in government hospitals in the Gaza strip, along 5 months we registered 4027 deliveries. Prevalence of major structural birth defects (BD) diagnosized only clinically was 1.36%, without significant association with gender or intermarriage. We did not found the expected frequency of congenital hearth defects (CHD), since only…

The present study aimed to collect and evaluate the available recorded information about the occurrence of major structural birth defects (BD) in the Gaza Strip in patients between 0 and 2 years of age referred to 5 major pediatric hospitals of Gaza strip ( Nassr, Rantissi, Dorra, EGH, and Emarati) and the major pediatric surgeries…

The are images from local Gaza TV, nigth 19th august 2011. It seems we seeing the use of same weapons as in 2008: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9Oeo54lmtc&feature=youtube_gdata_player&skipcontrinter=1

Newweapons Press release Increase in time of birth defects and miscarriages in Fallujah since 2003 and its association with toxic metals load in the population and in newborns and children with birth defects and their families We present here a full scientific investigation on the birth defects increase in Falluhja. Unusually high frequency of birth…

Study to be published soon on International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health   Abstract: