In the future, the Israeli and Palestinian welfare systems will continue to exchange information, coordinate training programs and set up procedures for dealing with juvenile delinquency.

TOURISM

The Tourism Office deals with the million tourists and pilgrims that visit Bethlehem annually. About 400,000 tourists also travel to the Jordan Valley - Jericho area each year. The Bethlehem Tourist Bureau will be transferred to the Palestinian Authority. The other tourist bureau in the territories, which is situated in Jericho, was transferred upon the implementation of the Jericho - Gaza Agreements in June 1994.

HEALTH

The Health System in Judea and Samaria, which employs 2,000 Palestinians, including 350 doctors and almost 900 nurses, has a well - developed and widespread infrastructure that includes:

1. 8 hospitals, including one psychiatric hospital and 1,000 beds.
   
   
2. 170 general clinics, including 147 mother and child clinics.
   
   
3. 35 special clinics.
   
   
4. 2 mobile clinics.
   
   
5. 4 laboratories.
   
   
6. 6 blood banks.
   
   

There are also two nursing schools in Nablus and Ramallah, which have two additional branches and 145 students.

The government health system is also responsible for supervising non - governmental health facilities, which include eight additional general hospitals and five maternity hospitals, with 500 beds.

The health budget is NIS 90 million per year, not including development expenditures. This regular budget includes the NIS 2.5 - 4 million needed each month to pay for hospitalization of local residents and treatment at out - patient clinics in Israel provided by the Civil Administration Health Insurance Program. There are tens of chronically - ill patients who receive regular treatments in Israel ( i.e. dialysis, chemotherapy ), and from December 2, 1994, the Palestinian Authority has taken upon itself to cover these expenses. In addition, the Palestinian Authority has agreed to continue the same inoculation program that has been followed in the past. Israel has determined the necessary inoculations for the coming year, and the Palestinian Authority will finance this program. With regard to pharmaceutical supplies, Israel is transferring to the Palestinians medical supplies which should last for three months.

Because of the complexity and size of the health system, and following a request from the Palestinian Authority, Israeli Civil Administration health officials will continue to act as advisers to the Palestinians for an additional three months following the transfer. A Coordination Committee will also be established according to the agreement.

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