text: I,the emp isn 67. "qual "thro aids lear 68. over were Japa r a 72. (98 UNRWA consu deman diff:i......_,......'"-.-,,....,..".,...,.-~ ._::c~-=-===-._". '~:c.'.·=.·.·cc=-,·-·"-==:::-...::=.:::=,• theJor~anian Comprehensive Examination left the~technically unqualified for employment asteachers. Thisaccounts forthepercentage employed beinglowerthan isnormally the case. 67.TheEducation Development C@~tres continued theirefforts toupgrade teachers' qualifications, inco-operation ~'iththeInstitute ofEducation. Theydothis through in-service training courses andbyenriching thecurriculum withteaching aidsandsupplementary materials topromote avariety ofapproaches toteaching and learning. 68.Nineteen seniorPalestinian staff memb~rs wereawarded fellowships for overseas studyaimedatimproving theirp:ofessional competence. Ofthese,nine wereawarded byUNESCO, twobyUNRWA,onebytheAustralian Government, fivebythe Japanese Government, andtwobyvoluntary organizations. 4.University scholarships 69.Duringtheacademic year1984/85, UNRWAawarded 353scholarships toPalestine refugees forstudyatArabuniversities, 271oftheawardswerecontinuing scholarships and82werenew.ThelmRWAscholarships, partlyfunded fromspecial contributions, areawarded foroneyear,butarerenewable fromyeartoyearfor theduration ofthecourseofstudy,provided thestudent passestheend-of-year university examinations andispromoted tothenextstageofhiscourse (see annexI,table5). 70.Initsresolution 39/99Dof14December 1984,theGeneral Assembly appealed, interalia,toallMemberStatesandUnitedNations organizations tomakespecial allocations, scholarships andgrantstoPalestine refugees andrequested UNRWAto receive, holdintrustandawardthemtoqualified Palestine refugee candidates. TheSecretary-General describes theresponse indetailinhisreporttotheGeneral Assembly (A/39/375). C.Healthservices 1.Curative medical care 71.Curative medical, dentaland'rehabilitation services continued tobeprovided freebyUNRWAtoeligible Palestine refugees andtolocally-recruited staffmembers andtheirdependants whoarenotinAgency-sPonsored insurance schemes. Someof therefugee population hasaccesstogrouphealthinsurance schemes.and others, who canaffordpayment forsomeoftheseservices, maketheirown arr~ngements. Out-patient medical careservices wereprovided in124healthcentres/points (98UNRWA, 25government andonevoluntary agency). Statistical datainrespect of UNRWAout-patient careareshowninannexI,table6.Compared with1983,medical consultations markedly increased duringtheyearinallfields. Thisincrease in demandforUNRWAservices isbelieved tobetheresultoftherefugees' economic difftculties. 73.InspiteoftheAgency's financial problems, theHealthDepartment wasableto makemodest improvements intheworking conditions athealthunits.Itsupplied newequipment andreplaced oldequipment wherenecessary inAgencyinstallations. Theseincluded X-raymachines, laboratory anddentalequipment, refrigerators and -12-sterilizers. Through special contributions andfromUNRWA's ownresources itwas possible tocomplete somenewconstruction andtoreplace orexpandsomehealth premises. 74.Out-patient dentalcareservice includes consultations, toothextraction and fillings, gumtreatment, dentalX-rayandminoruralsurgery. Twonewdent~l clinics werecompleted inLebanon andoneinJordan, bringing thetotalAgency-wide to30.ManyPalestine refugees (especially scnoo1children) recognize the importance oforalhealth, butpreventive dentalcareisnotyetpractised byall ofthem. 75.UNRWAoperates threecentral healthlaboratories inGaza,Jerusalem and Amman. Testsaremadeinaprivate laboratory onacontractual basisinDamascus andattheGovernment central labo~atory inBeitut. TheAgencyalsooperates 24clinical laboratories located atmainhealthcentres inthedifferent fieldsfor routinetests,including biochemical ones. 76.Forhospital treatment, theAgencyusually sendsrefugees togovernment, university, voluntary agencyorprivately-owned hospitals andmedical institutions. IntheWestBank,theAugusta Victoria Hospital operated bythe
analysis: The text appears to be a report on the activities and services provided by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in the year 1984-1985. The report covers various aspects of UNRWA's work, including education, health, employment, and humanitarian aid. The text does not seem to focus on economic development, natural resources, industry, transport, communication, international trade, culture, or science and technology.