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Overcoming barriers to health care access in the West Bank with mobile clinics
Women from Zakariah village. Credit:WHO27 May 2019 - A small room in an improvised school in Zakariah village, the West Bank, occupied Palestinian territory, used to serve as a patient consultation space for a mobile clinic providing primary healthcare services in the area. Last year, the clinic stopped operating due to a lack of funding,...
Health attacks continue during Gaza’s Great March of Return
Mohamed Abu Taema. Credit: WHO20 May 2019 – Mohamed, a 24-year-old first responder, was injured during demonstrations in Khan Younis, Gaza, on Friday 10 March. He had seen a child of approximately 12 years injured from gas inhalation near the Gaza fence, and had gone forward to treat him and bring him to the nearby medical point of the Ministry of...
UN Special Coordinator visited WHO solar electrification project in Gaza
Nickolay Mladenov visiting solar plant at Nasser hospital in Gaza15 May 2019, Gaza - UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov visited a solar electrification project at Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis, Gaza. The project is implemented by the World Health Organization (WHO) with financial support from the...
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...
