The following tables present the main data for the pharmaceutical profile of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Table 13. Pharmaceutical profile of the West Bank and Gaza Strip
| |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
Total/average |
No. of physicians |
1,500 |
1,757 |
3,257 |
Population per physician |
1,332 |
687 |
1,000 |
No. of pharmacists |
640 |
600 |
1,240 |
Pharmacists/100,000 population |
43 |
62 |
52 |
No. of pharmacies |
358 |
202 |
560 |
Population per pharmacies |
3,679 |
4,718 |
4,054 |
No. of wholesalers |
31 |
19 |
50 |
No. of drug manufacturers |
7 |
1 |
8 |
Table 14. Distribution of private pharmacies in the West Bank
District |
Population |
No. of pharmacies |
Population/pharmacy |
Hebron |
294,116 |
62 |
4,744 |
Tulkarem |
113,625 |
45 |
2,525 |
Ramallah |
234,390 |
65 |
3,606 |
Nablus |
217,935 |
81 |
2,691 |
Qalqilia |
62,073 |
13 |
4,775 |
Salfit |
44,274 |
7 |
6,325 |
Jenin |
209,679 |
42 |
4,992 |
Bethlehem |
113,013 |
39 |
2,398 |
Jericho |
28,083 |
4 |
7,021 |
Total |
1,317,188 |
358 |
3,679 |
Table 15. Distribution of private pharmacies in the Gaza Strip
District |
Population |
No. of pharmacies |
Population/pharmacy |
Gaza |
354,572 |
86 |
4,123 |
North |
158,483 |
35 |
4,528 |
Rafah |
118,317 |
18 |
6,573 |
Khan Younis |
187,519 |
40 |
4,688 |
Mid Zone |
134,137 |
23 |
5,832 |
Total |
953,028 |
202 |
4,718 |
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