Medical staff share realities from the field in Gaza

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[World Council of Churches] On Aug. 7, a delegation from the World Council of Churches, accompanied by partners from the Middle East Council of Churches, ACT Alliance and Caritas Internationalis, heard the witness of some of those for whom the war has become a daily reality. The conversation formed part of a solidarity visit to the Holy Land held online Aug. 7-8.

Health consultant Dr. Bassam Abu Hamad was among several medical doctors who spoke about how they are caring for people, largely through mobile health units in Gaza operated by the Middle East Council of Churches Department of Services to Palestinian Refugees. 

The needs are vast: more than 400,000 people with chronic disease left untreated in Gaza, grave war injuries, medical personnel who are displaced themselves and deep psychological scars. Hamad estimated that 70% of health facilities in Gaza have been demolished, and now most patient services are provide via mobile clinics or by doctors who travel by donkey or on foot. 

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