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Last update - 13:05 01/07/2008 No health care for 80% of Bedouin women in unrecognized towns By Mijal Grinberg, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: Negev, unrecognized villages  Four out of five Bedouin women living in villages which lack formal government recognition lack access to health services when they need them, a study by Physicians for Human Rights has determined. T Advertisement he survey, conducted last year, is to be presented to the Knesset's health lobby on Tuesday, as part of the lawmakers' discussion on the health status of Bedouin women in unrecognized villages in the Negev. The study examined implementation of rights to water, medical care, housing and other factors among Bedouin women. It showed that the lack of transportation infrastructure in unrecognized villages has caused a situation in which 80 percent of the women there are unable to use the health services provided them for lack of access. This has lowered the level of care during pregnancy, causing expectant women to forego fetal scans. In a further hindrance to health care, most of the services which are actually given are provided in Hebrew, while most of the women who use them are not Hebrew speakers. The study also showed that only 8 percent of Bedouin women who are exposed to violence, turn to state authorities for help. Most turn to their own families fior help, the study concluded. Related article: Ministries seek AG okay for hiatus in demolition of Bedouin homes Bookmark to del.icio.us   Death penalty Iran hands down death sentence to man who spied for Israel. Robot hospital The place where IDF treats droids wounded in the line of fire.   1.   Let Physicians for Human Righs settle in these villages 13:21  |  Absolute Sweden 01/07/08   2.   Shortage of Doctors 15:38  |  Cornelis Oosthuizen 01/07/08

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