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Early essential newborn care
Aggravating social determinants of health, particularly in Gaza, affect the most vulnerable, impacting the health of mothers and babies. The period around childbirth is particularly critical for both mothers and newborns, hence childbirth care is lifesaving.
The overburdened hospitals in Gaza are struggling to provide quality care for newborns and to cope with deteriorating health determinants. WHO and partners (UNICEF, UNFPA, UNRWA, MAP-UK and others) within the framework of the “Every Newborn Action Plan” are promoting and supporting Early Essential Newborn Care (EENC), a package of evidence-based life-saving interventions during delivery and the early newborn period. Adoption of these interventions and elimination of potentially harmful practices can effectively reduce the risk of infection and sepsis, asphyxia and complications for an estimated 45 000 newborn boys and girls in Gaza, including for preterm and low-birth-weight babies.
International Health Regulations (IHR)
The occupied Palestinian territory is highly vulnerable to a variety of natural and human-made hazards. Disaster risk reduction, emergency preparedness and response are therefore of high priority for the Ministry of Health and its partners.
One of the priorities within the WHO Health Emergencies Programme is to support the upgrading of the Public Health Laboratory in Ramallah to meet biosafety level 3 requirements to enable the system to expand its diagnostic capacity.
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The Palestinian National Institute of Public Health (PNIPH)
The Palestinian National Institute of Public Health, a WHO project, works closely with the Palestinian health authorities to support efforts to build a more resilient health system. The Institute produces evidence for informed health policy decisions and aims to strengthen data collection, and the utilization of evidence and best practice by the Ministry of Health and health policymakers, including through the establishment of e-registries for cause of death, cancer, maternal and child health, road traffic collisions and mammography screening. The Institute has also developed geographic information systems for health care and health outcomes mapping, and national human resources for health observatory.
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