Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)

Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) Statistical Report on the Environmental Survey for Health Care Centers (Governmental and Non-Governmental) 2012

19.7% of health care centers are very often exposed to noise

The results showed that 19.7% of the health care centers (governmental and non-governmental) are very often exposed to noise, while 16.1% are very often exposed to smells, 10.9% are very often exposed to dust, and 13.6% are very often exposed to smoke.

Percentage of the Health Care Centers  in the Palestinian Territory that Exposed Very Often to Outside Effects by Effect, 2012
  

Around 85 thousand cubic meters of water are consumed monthly by  health care centers

The estimated quantity of water     consumed by the  health care centers (governmental  and non-governmental)      in the Palestinian Territory was                 85 thousand cubic meters/month in 2012,                 (62.3 thousand cubic meters/month in the West Bank, and it reached to 22.7 thousand cubic meters/month in Gaza Strip).

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The survey results revealed that 92.5% of the health care centers (governmental  and non-governmental) in the Palestinian Territory are supplied with water from the public water network, 3.7%  of health care centers purchase water tanks, 3.4% depend on collection water wells, and 0.4% supplied water from other sources.

Percentage Distribution of Health  Care Centers in the Palestinian Territory by the Sources of Obtaining Water, 2012

More than half of health care centers used the cesspit to dispose of wastewater

The survey results showed that 42.1% of health care centers (governmental and non-governmental) in the Palestinian Territory dispose of wastewater through the waste water network while 32.9% use a porous cesspit, and 24.7% use a tight cesspit.

Percentage Distribution of Health Care Centers in the Palestinian Territory by Wastewater Disposal Method in the, 2012

Around 376 tons of solid waste are produced monthly in health care  centers

The monthly estimated quantity of solid waste produced by health care centers (governmental and non-governmental) in the Palestinian Territory in 2012 was about 376 tons: 322 tons in the West Bank and 54 tons in the Gaza Strip.