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...

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...