A/HRC/31/44 Concerned about further delay in care, Mr. Shurrab’s father appealed directly to the President of the State of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, asking that his son be referred to an Israeli hospital where the necessary treatment was available. Mr. Shurrab received a referral from the Ministry of Health in July 2015. He obtained an appointment for 5 August 2015 at a hospital in Tel Aviv and applied for a permit. On 4 August, he was informed that his exit permit was still under security review. He consequently missed his appointment and a new appointment was set for 9 September 2015. Mr. Shurrab died at the end of August 2015. His father was informed by the Civil Affairs Committee on 8 September that the permit had been granted. 60. Access to treatment is also impeded by physical restrictions on movement, including checkpoints. The checkpoints and roadblocks controlling entry to and movement within East Jerusalem since 14 October 2015 have restricted access to the six Palestinian hospitals located there, which provide a range of specialized treatment unavailable elsewhere in the West Bank and Gaza. The closures have prevented staff from getting to work and delayed and prevented patients’ access to hospital treatment. 61 OHCHR monitored the case of a 65year-old Palestinian woman with respiratory problems who died on the way to hospital on 19 October. Police had closed the road leading to the hospital, and further delays at a checkpoint hampered her access to life-saving medical care. 61. Movement restrictions compromise the quality of treatment available in health centres. Al-Quds University, in the Abu Dis district of East Jerusalem, hosts one of two medical schools in the West Bank. Clinical training for Al-Quds University students takes place primarily at Palestinian hospitals in East Jerusalem. The construction of the wall in Abu Dis separated the medical faculty from the rest of East Jerusalem. Every year, about 10 per cent of students from Al-Quds University are refused entry to East Jerusalem by the Israeli Civil Administration.62 These restrictions limit training opportunities for medical students and staff and therefore affect the quality of medical care. 3. Right to work 62. Restrictions on movement adversely affect the right of Palestinians to work and to maintain an adequate standard of living. 63. In the West Bank, physical barriers and the permit regime particularly affect the agricultural sector, which has traditionally been the main source of employment and income for Palestinians in the West Bank. The restrictions imposed on Palestinians’ access to their land in the “seam zone” and in the vicinity of settlements prevent farmers from regularly farming their lands, resulting in a drop in crop productivity and value. For example, the yield of olive trees in the zone is 40-60 per cent less than that of olive trees on the West Bank side of the wall.63 64. Restrictions on the movement of goods and people also affect Palestinian trade. All goods moving from the West Bank through, to and from Israel, must undergo physical inspection and commercial controls. According to the World Bank, in 2013 it took approximately 23 days to export goods from the West Bank and 38 days to import them. By 61 62 63 Statement of Augusta Victoria Hospital on behalf of the East Jerusalem Hospital Network, 20 October 2015. Physicians for Human Rights, Divide and Conquer, p. 76. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, “The monthly humanitarian bulletin”, February 2014, p. 9 . 13