Provided 1,422 metric tonnes of medical supplies, including orthopaedic devices, weapon-wounded kits, wound dressing sets, medicine, and emergency medical sets to 25 local health facilities, three Emergency Medical Service (EMS) providers and the Ministry of Health in Gaza.
Deployed two surgical teams, specialized in surgical management of the weapon-wounded, and various other specialists providing a holistic package of care in the European Gaza Hospital in Gaza.
Performed 3,521 surgical procedures in the European Gaza Hospital, 91.6% of which were general surgical interventions, 5.6% were reconstructive surgery, and 2.8% were orthopaedic surgery. 62.2% of the patients were men and 37.8% were women.
Provided close post-operative care to over 3,669 patients and applied 5,126 dressings for patients with complex burns.
Provided approximately 1,500 basic emotional support sessions in European Gaza Hospital to patients and families. Since March 2024, patients have received 110 individual sessions of “psychological support in emergency”; patients’ families and caretakers have received 12 family psychosocial support sessions; and one psychosocial support activity was organized for children in the hospital.
Provided 3,021 early physical rehabilitation sessions and 96 wheelchairs to patients at the European Gaza Hospital.
Deployed a specialized ICRC team, including an Emergency Department doctor, to two hospitals (European Gaza Hospital and PRCS’ Al-Amal Hospital) to strengthen their capacity and improve their response to emergencies, mass casualties, and triage through technical support, on-job training, patients’ case management and peer support of the Emergency Department staff.
Participated in the development and establishment of one national wound care protocol for the Ministry of Health to be adopted by all hospitals and primary healthcare centers across Gaza.
Provided 128 field hospital beds to medical facilities, including the European Gaza Hospital, PRCS’ Al-Amal Hospital, Al-Aqsa Hospital, and Nasser Hospital.
Provided 87 advanced trauma emergency backpacks to medical facilities and providers, including European Gaza Hospital, PRCS’ Al-Amal Hospital, Nasser hospital, the Civil Defense, thePRCS, and the Ministry of Health’s Emergency Medical Services, in addition to four first aid kits.
Provided 27 dressing sets, 15dressing sets for burns, eight sets of drugs for surgery and anesthesia, five sets of sutures, and 3,000 ampoules for pain relief to Al-Shifa Hospital and Al-Ahli Hospital in northern Gaza.
Deployed two surgical teams, specialized in surgical management of the weapon-wounded, and various other specialists providing a holistic package of care in the Red Cross Field Hospital in Rafah, southern Gaza. Since its opening, the Red Cross Field Hospital, operated in collaboration with Partner National Societies of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, has provided 39,178 consultations; 1,045 patients were admitted; and the surgical teams have performed 1,805 surgical procedures, 8% of which were orthopaedic surgeries. In total, 92% of the surgical procedures were carried out on weapon-wounded patients.
Facilitated childbirth for 206 women in the Red Cross Field Hospital.
Responded to 22 mass-casualty events, during which the Red Cross Field Hospital received 387 patients, 223 of which were in critical condition, and 19 were unable to be saved.
581 individual and family mental health psychotherapy sessions in the Red Cross Field Hospital.
Provided 41 group sessions of “Helping the Helpers” for 219 people in the Red Cross Field Hospital.
Contributed to raise awareness on mental health by organizing recreational and play activities on World Mental Health Day.
Provided 3,473 physical rehabilitation sessions at the Red Cross Field Hospital.
Provided two peer-support sessions for amputees to provide health awareness, psychoeducation and to focus on the different stages of rehabilitation.
Contributed to the immunization of 1,780 children as part of a polio vaccination campaign.
Provided 243 wheelchairs and 1,950 assistive devices of different types to the seven main Ministry of Health hospitals across the Gaza Strip.
Re-contacted 70 children with club foot and followed up on their cases.
Registered 759 beneficiaries for cash assistance as part of the Physical Rehabilitation Program (PRP).
Provided approximately 300 wheelchairs to the Patient’s Friends Society’s (Abu Raya Rehabilitation Center) in Ramallah.
Launched the registration and documentation process for cases of amputation, spinal cord injuries, and brain injuries leading to limb paralysis (permanent disability) for individuals injured in the war since October 2023, in partnership with the Ministry of Health in Gaza. As a result, 2,070 individuals have registered in the online system, including 1,320 amputees, and a total of 532cases have been clinically assessed.
Provided pre-prosthetic rehabilitation services to 72 amputation cases in southern Gaza.
Provided 32wheelchairs for individuals with double amputations, paraplegia, quadriplegia, or hemiplegia in the PRCS’ Al-Amal Hospital.
Supported the Artificial Limb and Polio Center (ALPC) in Gaza City to resume partial operations in mid-July, serving around 450 people. The services included maintenance of prostheses and orthoses, pre-prosthetic rehabilitation, and the provision of prostheses, orthoses, wheelchairs, and other assistive devices.
Made over 280 real-time interventions to facilitate access and safe passage for PRCS ambulances to provide medical care to people injured because of the violence in the West Bank.
Provided two negative pressure wound healing machines to Jenin Hospital in the West Bank.
Provided over 1,000 litres of IV fluids to emergency health facilities in the West Bank.
Supported PRCS in the West Bank with 26 sets of medical items, 2,400 litres of fluids, and six prosthetic and orthopaedic items.
Delivered two training courses to support the Association of Rape Crisis Centres in Israel to organize technical workshops for their staff on providing mental health and psychosocial support for victims of sexual violence in armed conflict.
Supported the Ministry of Health in the West Bank with 11 sets of medical items.
Provided essential support to four primary healthcare facilities across Gaza, which in turn provided medical consultations to 106,126 people, including routine vaccination to 7,839 children, prenatal services to 1,967 pregnant women, and the management of 5,230 patients with non-communicable diseases such as hypertension and diabetes.
Supported Jourit Ellout primary health care center in Khan Younis, which participated in the emergency polio vaccination campaign and provided polio vaccines to 4,700 children in the first phase and 20,805 children in the second phase.
Provided eight Mental Health and Psychosocial Support sessions on psychological support in emergencies to 19 staff members of the Ministry of Health who are based in Deir Al-Balah’s primary healthcare center and Jourit Ellout’s primary healthcare center.
Source : Icrc
