WHO receives trauma and emergency surgical kits to boost medical stocks
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.
St Joseph Hospital in East Jerusalem attacked
June 2022
In May, Israeli forces attacked St Joseph Hospital in East Jerusalem during the funeral of renowned Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. The pallbearers were beaten, with police firing tear gas grenades, sound bombs and rubber bullets in the grounds of the hospital. Armed police entered the hospital building causing intimidation of patients and staff. The hospital recorded 13 injuries requiring medical attention resulting from violence carried out inside the hospital grounds.
PRCS driver testimony of an attack in Beit Furik, Nablus
October
PRCS driver testimony of an attack in Beit Furik, Nablus: On 2 October 2022, a Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) ambulance crew travelled to Beit Furik near Nablus, to provide first aid to persons injured during demonstrations against settlement expansion and incursions in the village, when the team was attacked. Read more
Health attacks oPt 2022
Throughout the year, WHO continued to document attacks on health care.
Below are 2 of the cases documented during 2022.
June St Joseph Hospital in East Jerusalem attacked In May, Israeli forces attacked St Joseph Hospital in East Jerusalem during the funeral of renowned Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. The pallbearers were beaten, with police firing tear gas grenades, sound bombs and rubber bullets in the grounds of the hospital. Armed police entered the hospital building causing intimidation of patients and staff. The hospital recorded 13 injuries requiring medical attention resulting from violence carried out inside the hospital grounds. |
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October PRCS driver testimony of an attack in Beit Furik, Nablus PRCS driver testimony of an attack in Beit Furik, Nablus: On 2 October 2022, a Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) ambulance crew travelled to Beit Furik near Nablus, to provide first aid to persons injured during demonstrations against settlement expansion and incursions in the village, when the team was attacked.. read more |