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| 13,000 people, including 2,500 soldiers, have been treated in Israeli hospitals since war outbreak |
| 2024-01-09 |
| [IsraelTimes] Since the beginning of the war, the health system has treated 13,000 maimed people, including 2,500 soldiers, says Health Minister Uriel Busso. Testifying before the Knesset Health Committee, Busso states that NIS 2 billion ($538 million) has been budgeted for mental health and that the rehabilitation system will be strengthened by increasing the number of available beds from 900 to 1,500. An additional 2,300 hospital beds will be added and multiple resilience centers will be opened in the coming years, he adds. Israel lacks the capacity to treat all of those injured and traumatized in the ongoing war, a representative of the Defense Ministry’s Rehabilitation Division informed the Knesset Labor and Welfare Committee last month. "If we don’t get additional resources and standards, we won’t be able to take care of everyone," the representative declared, adding that despite its commitment to do so, the ministry has not established a separate department for treating soldiers suffering from PTSD. |
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