Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
It was established in 1979 in the Palestinian territories by a group of volunteer medical cadres to provide medical and health services as a result of the deteriorating health situation due to the Israeli military occupation. The association's centers are spread over 490 locations spread over West Bank and Gaza Strip cities and villages and camps.
Hospitals in the State of Palestine (2 C, 9 P) Pages in category "Medical and health organizations based in the State of Palestine" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
As of 2012, the UNRWA provides health services to 727,471 people in the West Bank through some 42 primary health centers and to 1,167,572 Gazans through 21 Primary Health centers. [18] [19] The UNRWA finances about 24% of all health care spending in Palestine.
El-Wafa (also written Al-Wafa) Rehabilitation Hospital, Shejaiya; damaged in July 2014 [10] Jordanian field hospital, operational as of November 6, 2023 [11] Al-Helal Emirati Hospital, Rafah [9] Mohammed Yousef El-Najar Hospital, Rafah [9] [12] Al-Awda Hospital, Jabaliya [13] damaged in 2009, [14] occupied by Israeli forces as of December 20 ...
The mental health of Palestinians has been described as among the worst in the world The mental health of Palestinians has been described as among the worst in the world, [9] with over half of Palestinian adults meeting the diagnostic threshold for depression [10] and a significant portion of Palestinian children experiencing mental distress, particularly in Gaza. [11]
Today, Augusta Victoria Hospital provides specialty care for Palestinians from across the West Bank and the Gaza Strip with services including a cancer center, a dialysis unit, and a pediatric center. It is the second largest hospital in east Jerusalem, as well as the sole remaining specialized care unit located in the West Bank or Gaza Strip.
The Jerusalem Fund is composed of nine board members serving on various sub-committees. The three sub-committees are: the executive committee composed of the board chairman, secretary, and treasurer; the Grants and Finance Committee, composed of the board chairman, treasurer, and board members Dr. Mohayya Khilfeh, Dr. Tawfiq Ramadan, Walid Keilani and Dr. Sari Nabulsi; and the Palestine Center ...
The last Jewish residents of al-Zaytun were evacuated by the British army following the 1929 Palestine riots. It was expanded in the 1930s and 1940s as Gaza developed outside its center. Much of the funding for the initial construction is attributed to foreign institutions, such as missionary hospitals. [ 8 ]