Gaza Health Ministry

This article is about the institution run by Hamas. For the institution run by the Palestinian Authority, see Ministry of Health (Palestine).
Palestinian Ministry of Health - Gaza
Agency overview
Formed2007; 17 years ago (2007)
JurisdictionGovernment of Hamas
HeadquartersGaza City, Gaza Strip, Palestine
Agency executive

The Gaza Health Ministry (GHM), officially the Palestinian Ministry of Health - Gaza, is responsible for managing healthcare and medical services in the Gaza Strip. It operates under the jurisdiction of the territory's Hamas government, which is independent of the Palestinian National Authority, and was headquartered in Gaza City before the outbreak of the Israel–Hamas war in October 2023.

The health ministry's casualty reports have received significant attention during the course of the Gaza–Israel conflict. Its numbers have historically been considered reliable by the United Nations, the World Health Organization, and Human Rights Watch.[1][2][3] In relation to the Israel-Hamas war, two papers published in The Lancet journal did not find evidence of inflation or fabrication of Palestinian casualty numbers.[4][5]

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