Doctor Samer Salah, (39 years old), is busy recalculating on his calculator, perhaps his salary of 2,000 shekels is enough this time to meet his monthly needs without having to accumulate debts as usual.

Samer works as a dentist in the clinic of his friend, who traveled to Europe a few years ago, giving Samer the opportunity to work hard, while he did not have a job in one of the public health sector institutions or others, and his economic circumstances did not enable him to own a clinic of his own.

Samer suffers from financial conditions that may not be worthy of his name as a doctor, given that he comes from a segment characterized by high social status, but the poor economic conditions of the Gaza Strip have also affected them.

Because the sector is witnessing overcrowding in the number of dentists, according to a previous statement by the head of the Dental Syndicate, Jamal Khaswan, the number will reach 5,000 doctors during the next five years, describing the number as exceeding the needs of society according to its comparison with the population census.

But how can a doctor whose specialization has drained his age and his family's pocket reconcile his ambitions with the needs of his family of his wife and two children with a monthly wage of only $550?

Samer says to "Last Story": "I think of better job opportunities because the bulk of my salary goes to food, in addition to the expenses of treating my child who suffers from muscular dystrophy.

He adds: "The costs of these two things depend on the recent high cost of living and the scarcity of medicines, which causes their price to rise and thus causing my budget to be disrupted".

The expenses that burden Dr. Samer do not stop there, as he rents an apartment worth (500 shekels) about ($ 150) and is obliged to meet the monthly rental costs, in addition to electricity and internet bills, which are considered largely fixed monthly expenses.

In return for these monthly supplies and requirements, dentist Samer tries to reduce his family's secondary purchases or dispense with them in exchange for keeping everything necessary and basic only.

He and his family are also forced to go out for a walk and have fun for many months lest he fall into debts that amount to a quarter of his salary per month.

To escape this reality, Samer seeks an alternative job opportunity through which to improve the deteriorating conditions of his family, but it may seem difficult to achieve, especially as he spends more than 9 hours a day in his current work, so he does not lose sight of the idea of legal immigration from the country and finding an opportunity to live and work better abroad.

The dentist dreams of one day owning a private house that does not have to pay the landlord at the end of the month, and hopes that his circumstances will change for the better without going to borrow from relatives and friends again and again to provide for the basic needs of his family and children.

Here is a list of his expenses and the percentage of fiscal deficit he suffers monthly: