8 February 2022 – WHO has received 7 pallets of different modules of lifesaving trauma and emergency surgical kits through the support of the Government of the Russian Federation. 

The kits are enough to cover the health needs of up to 250 severely injured patients and 1000 moderate to lightly injured patients.  

The kits will boost WHO’s stock of emergency supplies and be deployed, in coordination with the Ministry of Health, during crises to fill critical gaps in need for reducing morbidity and mortality. Availability of the kits will further strengthen WHO’s ongoing efforts to improve the emergency preparedness and response capacity of the West Bank. 

“We hope that this contribution will help the Palestinian health care sector cope with the overwhelming difficulties that it faces on a daily basis and provide the necessary services to the population. It's the least we can do to support our brotherly Palestinian people in this most turbulent time,” said Gocha Buachidze, the Representative of the Russian Federation to the Palestinian national authority. 

"WHO appreciates the generous support of the Russian Federation, which will help to bolster emergency medical stocks and complements WHO's capacity-building efforts for trauma care at all levels of the health system. This is especially important given the increase in violence in the West Bank, which has led to a surge in casualties that are putting a strain on precious hospital resources," said Dr Rik Peeperkorn, WHO Representative to oPt.