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Three-year-old Jana from Gaza gets permit to travel for cancer treatment, after five months delay.
“Jana is one of hundreds of children who depend on Israeli-issued permits to travel to health facilities outside the Gaza Strip and for accompaniment of their parents.“ Three-year-old Jana from Jabalia in the north of the Gaza Strip has cancer, but she hasn’t been able to access the treatment she needs since October last year. Jana and her...
Health advice and resources: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Below are links to official WHO health advice in Arabic and English on COVID-19 which can be printed, shared and distibuted. Advice for the public Myth busters English Arabic English Arabic Videos Questions and Answers English Arabic EnglishArabic Advice for health workers Guide to addressing social stigma English Arabic English Further...
Another important step towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC) for all Palestinians
20 January 2020, Ramallah – Strong political leadership and engagement at a recent health reform workshop in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (oPt), has demonstrated further commitment towards achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC), to enable all Palestinians to access quality health services without financial distress. Despite Palestine’s long...
Huda, a cancer nurse in Gaza: “We feel frustrated and helpless to watch as a patient’s health deteriorates.”
Huda is a nurse in the cancer outpatient department at Al Rantisi Hospital in Gaza City. She has been working with cancer patients for 15 years. The work is not easy and cancer departments in Gaza face severe shortages of drugs and supplies, as well as lack of equipment. In November 2019, almost half (48%) of essential drugs stocks were at zero stock in...
WHO doctor awarded for helping the mothers and babies of Gaza
WHO obstetrician and gynaecologist Dr Nashwa Skaik, who leads the pioneering Early Essential Newborn Care project which assists with 75 per cent of all births in Gaza, has been awarded WHO Director-General’s Award of Excellence for her work. Credit: WHO22 December 2019, Gaza – “Families and in particular, mothers and infants, are the essence of any...
Patient and health worker shot with live ammunition during Gaza’s Great March of Return
Sabreen is a 28-year-old first responder and team leader of the Nabed Al-Hayat team, working east of Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip. Sabreen established the independent team on 6 April 2018, soon after the beginning of Gaza’s Great March of Return. Her team of 13 at the start of demonstrations included Abdullah al-Qutati, who was shot and...
WHO launches report on the Right to Health 2018, October 2019
October 2019, Ramallah – WHO today released its report, “Right to Health in the occupied Palestinian territory: 2018”. The report examines obstacles to achieving the highest attainable standard of health for Palestinians living under occupation, including barriers to adequate health care provision, access to health care, determinants of health...
WHO supports primary health care targeting vulnerable communities in the West Bank
A child gets medical check up at the mobile clinic in Kherbet Zakhariya. Credit: WHO06 September 2019 - The World Health Organization (WHO) supports health partners to deliver primary healthcare services to over 12,000 people in the West Bank through mobile clinics. With funding from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund, two mobile clinics,...
Strengthening universal health coverage in the occupied Palestinian territory
WHO high-level expert mission with Minister of Health Dr Al-Kaila4 September 2019 – The World Health Organization (WHO), at the request of the Prime Minister, conducted a high-level expert mission to the occupied Palestinian territory to support the Ministry of Health and partners in accelerating efforts towards universal health coverage (UHC)....
WHO, Ministry of Health and OHCHR strengthen protection of healthcare in the occupied Palestinian territory
An ambulance attacked in Gaza during the Great March of Return demostrations. Photo: WHO12 July 2019, oPt - The World Health Organization (WHO) is working with the Palestinian Ministry of Health, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), and other health and human rights partners to strengthen the protection of...
