With the proclamation of the State of Israel in 1948 the war began between Israel and her neighbours and the health services for the entire population were at a minimum. Among the Arab population where such services did exist, the personnel - doctors, nurses, teachers - fled; those in Jerusalem went to Jordan and in the North, Haifa was the point of departure for Lebanon and other countries (Mizrahi 1981, Ron 1981)
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