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 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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...