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Attacks on health care during the Great March of Return in Gaza
11 April, 2019 - The World Health Organization has recorded an unprecedented 446 attacks on health care in Gaza since the start of the Great March of Return on 30th March 2018. These attacks have resulted in 3 deaths and 731 injuries among health workers. 104 ambulances and 6 other forms of health transport have been damaged, in addition to 5...
Mobile clinic brings mammography services to remote communities in the West Bank
Murjan is a senior nurse with a mobile mammography clinic in the West Bank5 April 2019 - Murjan’s days usually start at 5 am. She is a senior nurse with the mobile clinic that offers free mammography screening to women in the remote areas of the West Bank in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt). A minibus leaves from Augusta Victoria...
WHO strongly condemns killing of health worker in the West Bank, March 2019
Sajed Mazher. Photo credit: Palestinian Medical Relief Society The World Health Organization (WHO) strongly condemns the killing of Sajed Mazher, a first responder working with the Palestinian Medical Relief Society in the West Bank, occupied Palestinian territory. On 27 March 2019, Sajed Mezher, an 17-year* old health worker, was shot while...
WHO delivers medical supplies to scale up pre-hospital trauma care in Gaza
WHO delivers medical supplies to scale up trauma care in Gaza24 March 2019 – The World Health Organization (WHO) delivered essential medicines, medical consumables and equipment to respond to the growing trauma and emergency care needs in the Gaza Strip. The shipment was possible through a generous contribution from the European Union. Supplies...
WHO appeals for US$ 5.3 million to respond to trauma and emergency care needs in Gaza
An injured patient arrives at the trauma stabilization point in Gaza. Credit:WHO18 March 2019, Gaza, oPt - The World Health Organization (WHO) is appealing for US$ 5.3 million to provide life- and limb-saving interventions to massive numbers of injured patients overwhelming an already fragile health system in Gaza. The upcoming one-year...
Palestinian health workers trained in providing mental health services on primary health care level
29 health staff in Ramallah received WHO training on Mental Health Gap Action Programme. Photo:WHOFebruary, oPt - The World Health Organization supports the Palestinian Ministry of Health (MoH) in integrating mental health services into primary health care to ensure that people in the West Bank and Gaza get better access to the mental healthcare they...
WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean calls for respecting the right to health of all Palestinians and protection for health care
WHO Regional Director Dr Al-Mandhari visiting Palestinian Public Health Laboratory in Ramallah. Photo: WHO27 February 2019, oPt - Concluding a three-day visit to the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, called for ensuring regular and reliable access to health for all...
Gaza patients’ painful journey to cancer treatment
Women waiting at a cross point to exit Gaza for treatment. Photo: WHO4 February 2019 – After being diagnosed with cancer, patients in Gaza may often have to wait for months before being able to receive treatment. Getting a permit to access the health care needed outside can be a stressful and unpredictable process, and many apply multiple times...
Injured journalist prevented from accessing health care
Attia Darwish hit in the face by a tear gas canister. Photo: Nidal Al-whaidyThe tear gas canister hit Attia Darwish, a 31-year-old photojournalist, in the face under his left eye when he was covering demonstrations near the Gaza fence for a local newspaper. “I was taking photos when my phone rang, and I tried to take the call. Suddenly, I felt a...
Improving the health system in the West Bank and Gaza to achieve health for all
Credit: Italian Cooperation22 January 2019 – With the generous support of the Italian Cooperation, World Health Organization in the occupied Palestinian territory is launching a 2-year project to improve the health system to achieve universal health coverage. The health system in the West Bank and Gaza is afflicted by the continued occupation,...
