{"id":10029,"date":"2025-09-07T15:21:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T15:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashif.ps\/en\/?p=10029"},"modified":"2025-09-07T15:59:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T15:59:02","slug":"aziza-displaced-woman-appeals-for-medical-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashif.ps\/en\/index.php\/2025\/09\/07\/aziza-displaced-woman-appeals-for-medical-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"Aziza, Displaced Woman, Appeals for Medical Treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Gaza – Angham Yousef <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Nothing can ever compensate a person for their health\u2014everything else becomes insignificant compared to it,” says 43-year-old Aziza Abu al-Naja, describing her physical and psychological suffering after being displaced from Rafah to al-Mawasi, Khan Younis, as a result of the ongoing war of extermination against Gaza\u2019s residents. Her condition has worsened due to the lack of proper treatment necessary to live a normal life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aziza, unmarried and originally born in Saudi Arabia, recalls: “I used to live in Rafah\u2019s al-Jeneina neighborhood, relatively stable financially. I never remember lacking food, clothes, or medical care. But this is a brutal war where human life no longer has any value.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She suffers from a congenital heart condition\u2014electrical activity in the heart muscle\u2014that disrupts her daily life. “I cannot walk long distances or sit in tight spaces, as I experience shortness of breath. I am forbidden from wearing bras or tight clothing, and I cannot sleep uncomfortably. My condition is part of chronic cardiac arrhythmia; palpitations come suddenly\u2014while I am asleep, walking, sad, anxious, or stressed\u2014with no warning.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three of her sisters suffer from the same hereditary condition. She was in need of a surgical procedure called cardiac ablation, but war prevented her from undergoing it. “Since then, I have remained on medication. Although the World Health Organization approved my medical referral for treatment abroad, I have been unable to travel for nearly a year and a half.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aziza explains how she used to secure her medication: “In Rafah, I bought it from pharmacies at my own expense or through distributors I knew in pharmaceutical companies. Since the war began, it completely disappeared. When I was displaced, I tried to stockpile as much as I could, but for the past year, I have run out. I even stopped treatment for days, and my health deteriorated until some displaced people guided me to the MSF (Doctors Without Borders) clinic.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But there, disappointment awaited her. “When I explained my condition, the doctor said the medication was unavailable. Instead, they would provide an alternative whenever it was in stock, with different dosages than my prescribed medication. I used to take one specific drug, but now I take a substitute in varying amounts, which has destabilized my health.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before the war, Aziza was followed regularly by a cardiologist. Today, because of financial constraints, destroyed clinics, and long distances, she only sees a general practitioner at the medical point\u2014\u201ca routine measure, not the specialized care my condition requires.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her health continues to deteriorate. On her last visit, her medication was unavailable due to border closures and severe shortages in medical supplies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She now suffers additional complications from inconsistent treatment and psychological strain: “I experience low blood pressure, extreme fatigue, and the hardships of displacement\u2014living in tents, walking long distances for basic needs\u2014all of which increase my palpitations and put my life at risk.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aziza appeals to all relevant authorities and anyone able to help: “I urgently need support to travel, undergo surgery, and save my life.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gaza – Angham Yousef “Nothing can ever compensate a person for their health\u2014everything else becomes insignificant compared to it,” says 43-year-old Aziza Abu al-Naja, describing her physical and psychological suffering after being displaced from Rafah to al-Mawasi, Khan Younis, as a result of the ongoing war of extermination against Gaza\u2019s residents. Her condition has worsened<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1132,1131,857,445,57,96,689,95,1130,1133],"class_list":{"0":"post-10029","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-facts-in-english","7":"tag-blockade","8":"tag-deteriorating-health","9":"tag-displaced-people","10":"tag-famine","11":"tag-gaza","12":"tag-gaza-strip","13":"tag-gazans","14":"tag-genocide","15":"tag-health-condition","16":"tag-medical-treatment"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashif.ps\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10029","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashif.ps\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashif.ps\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashif.ps\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashif.ps\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10029"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/kashif.ps\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10029\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10033,"href":"https:\/\/kashif.ps\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10029\/revisions\/10033"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashif.ps\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10029"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashif.ps\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10029"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashif.ps\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}