Equity in the distribution of health resources and services in the West Bank, Palestine: a focus on hospitals and primary healthcare centers

Article by Ola Al Eker and Asma Imam examining spatial and administrative disparities in the distribution of hospitals and primary healthcare centers across governorates in the West Bank. Drawing on equity frameworks and geographic analysis, the study finds significant inequities in healthcare infrastructure driven by Israeli movement restrictions, the fragmentation of Palestinian administrative control, and chronic underfunding of the Palestinian health system. The article situates its findings within the broader political economy of occupation, arguing that health resource distribution in the West Bank cannot be understood apart from the structural conditions imposed by Israeli control. Recommended for researchers and students working on Palestinian public health, health geography, and health systems analysis in the West Bank, providing empirical data on healthcare disparities that contextualizes the structural determinants of Palestinian health across governorates.