Woman and baby sit against wall in Gaza with food aid © Mercy Corps11/20/2008The Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip is weakening the already-fragile health care system as hospitals run out of essential medicines and supplies and power cuts disable equipment, says a medical aid worker in the territory.
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- Woman and baby sit against wall in Gaza with food aid © Mercy Corps
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The 2008 Washington DC Green Festival, November 8 and 9 © Frank Gruber (Flickr)
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