The waiting game: Gaza’s CT scan shortage causing worries and worse

Gaza is suffering from a health crisis caused by a shortage in CT scans and leading to worsening medical issues.Dalia Al-Hawari stood behind the glass partition in the hospital imaging room, watching in silence as her 10-year-old son prepared to have a CT scan to determine the extent of his injuries.Ahmed was playing with friends when he slipped and fell, hurting his head. The scan results showed a fracture to his skull and severe bleeding, with doctors saying there needed to be emergency medical intervention to deal with his injuries.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Israel kills Palestinian, destroys mosque in Gazalist 2 of 4A safe space for Gaza women: A sanctuary to speak, heal and share amid warlist 3 of 4War and shortages push Gaza hospitals to breaking pointlist 4 of 4Hamas reaches Gaza disarmament agreement with Trump’s Board of Peaceend of list“This was an emergency case. We could not wait. We were referred from Al-Aqsa Hospital to Yafa Hospital to undergo the CT scan because Ahmed needed a rapid diagnosis,” Dalia added.“[Initially] I was very scared because I know that getting a CT scan in Gaza can take weeks, and sometimes one or two months, due to the overwh...