The provision of modern medical services to a nomadic population: a review of medical services to the Bedouins of southern Sinai during Israeli rule 1967-1982.
Southern Sinai, a mountainous desolated arid area, is inhabited by Bedouin nomad tribes composed of Arabic-speaking Moslems. Until the Six Day War between Egypt and Israel in 1967, healthcare services in the region were based on traditional medicine performed by the Darvish, a local healer. Over the course of Israeli rule (1967-1982) an elaborate healthcare service was established and maintained, providing modern, up to date, comprehensive medical services that were available to all free of charge.
Romem
Pnina
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Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel.
Reizer
Haya
H
Romem
Yitzhak
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Shvarts
Shifra
S
D018912:Arabs; D002648:Child; D006303:Health Services, Indigenous / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D014171:Transients and Migrants