The situation in Syria is chaotic, with doctors having fled the country, a shortage of medication, and a rise in suicides, according to a report in The Lancet.
Israeli start-ups are developing virtual reality simulations that aim to ease the burden in struggling sectors of the US healthcare system, such as nursing and preventive care.
Public hospitals are already overwhelmed by a shortage of doctors and nurses and many are seriously considering “relocation” abroad due to the government’s judicial overhaul plans.
About 14,000 Ukrainian refugees in Israel can no longer receive health services after the Finance Ministry failed to renew their insurance.
The attack has disabled the hospital's administrative computer systems, but has not impacted the operations of actual medical equipment.
The deficit of the health funds will actually worsen and is expected to lead to a cash flow problem in the fourth quarter of this year.
Former hospital director Prof. Meir Oren noted that the crisis in the healthcare system began before the reform legislation.