21 January 2019, Gaza -  The World Health Organization is concerned over the potential impact the evolving fuel crisis in Gaza might have on the lives and health of patients whose treatment requires uninterrupted power supply if no immediate solution to address the aggravating shortages is found. The functionality of Gaza’s 14 public hospitals is...

Medical staff from three hospitals in East Jerusalem received WHO training on mental health emergency response. Credit: WHOIn December 2018, the World Health Organization (WHO) in cooperation with the Palestinian Counseling Center (PCC) provided training to 70 medical staff from three general hospitals in East Jerusalem on mental health...

The Central Drug Store of the Ministry of Health in Gaza is experiencing the worst shortage in essential drugs since 2014. Credit: WHOWHO and health partners require US$32 million to address acute health needs of the most vulnerable communities in the occupied Palestinian territory. 1.2 million Palestinians are in need of humanitarian...

WHO delivers trauma and surgical kits to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. Credit: WHO14 December 2018  - The World Health Organization (WHO) delivered 10 trauma and five surgical kits to the Palestinian Ministry of Health sufficient to provide up to 2000 surgical interventions. The donation was possible thanks to financial support from the Russian...

Students are discussing ways to raise awareness about mental health at schools. Credit: WHO12 December 2018 – the World Health Organization (WHO) in cooperation with the Palestinian Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Higher Education is conducting workshops in 34 schools across the West Bank in December to support students in raising...

21 November 2018 – Rami, 40, sits in the hospital bed stretching his right leg with a piece of white fabric to avoid stiffness in the joints. He cannot walk. He has a severely comminuted right femur fracture caused by the gunshot injury he received in October, during the mass demonstrations in the Gaza Strip. Rami’s leg is temporarily stabilized...

A paramedic evacuating an injured child from field. Credit: PRCS.9 Palestinians were killed and 1306 were injuredby Israeli forces during the reporting period from the 7 to the 20 October, according to the Ministry of Health. Eight Palestinians, including one child, were killed during the demonstrations, while the ninth was killed due to an...

A social media campaign on mental health, led by the Sharek Youth Forum, aims to draw attention to the issues young Palestinians face and the challenges of growing up in the occupied Palestinian territory.10 October 2018 – WHO, in collaboration with the Palestinian Ministry of Health, the European Union (EU) and the Sharek Youth Forum, today...

October 2018, Gaza – WHO today released its report, Right to Health: Crossing barriers to access health in the occupied Palestinian territory 2017. The report examines obstacles to achieving the highest attainable standard of health for Palestinians living under occupation, including barriers to health access and attacks on health care. Dr Gerald...

Photo: Patient is being stabilised at the Trauma Stabilisation Point (TSP) in the field, Credit: WHO13 September 2018 – With support from the European Union, the World Health Organization (WHO) is replenishing stocks of urgently-needed trauma medicines in Gaza, and providing hands-on training for health staff working in frontline trauma...