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17/08/2014 Gaza Office

 2000 Antibiotic tubes offered to MOH in Gaza

 

In response to the urgent request, PalMed Europe purchased 2000 tubes of Cefurexime Antibiotic.

 

Those medicines have been successfully delivered to the central pharmacy of the Ministry of Health in Gaza by our local representative Dr.Abo Nada.


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10/08/2014 Gaza Office

Medicines from PalMed Europe to Gaza

In collaboration with Bracelet (Free Palestine, a charity association to help people in Gaza), PalMed Europe have provided a quantity of drugs of various kinds to 4 different emergency clinics located in the central region of Gaza strip in addition to one in Gaza City.

This estimated cost of the drugs is $ 9000 comes within the auspices of the pool with some other associations for some emergency clinics to serve our people displaced in some areas of the sector.

Also PalMed Europe have successfully delivered to the central pharmacy of the Ministry of Health in Gaza 2000 tubes of Vitamin K which used in surgical operations. This donation is from our branch in Sweden.


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07/08/2014 Gaza Office

PalMed Europe open an emergency clinic at the Sheikh Radwan school in Gaza

 

PalMed-Sweden in collaboration with our office in Gaza has dispatched medical aid to

the emergency clinic at the Sheikh Radwan school were hundreds of civilians taking refuge from the current war.

The aid will help speeding up access to care for those in need and will reduce demands on struggling hospitals.

The next step planned is to establish and sponsor Stockholm clinic in the disaster area of Shoja’eya. PalMed would like to thank all those who donate and provide support for our course.

together we heal wounds


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23/07/2014 Gaza Office

Second PalMed Europe emergency team arrived to Gaza

Wednesday, 23 July 2014 09:34

The second delegation of doctors was finally granted access to Gaza through the Rafah Crossing after four days of delay in Egypt.

 

Most doctors had to leave Egypt back to theirhome countries after several attempts to enter Gaza were blocked by the Egyptian authorities. At the end two doctors were allowed in; a specialist in emergency medicine and general surgery, and a vascular surgeon.

PalMed Europe would like to thank The Jordans Health Committee For Supporting The Health Sector In Gaza for participating in the PalMed convoy with a delegation of specialists and medical supplies. The Jordanian specialist were also denied access by the Egyptian authorities and had to return to Amman.


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23/07/2014 Gaza Office

Second PalMed Europe’s emergency team arrived to Gaza

 

The second delegation of doctors was finally granted access to Gaza through the Rafah Crossing after four days of delay in Egypt.

Most doctors had to leave Egypt back to theirhome countries after several attempts to enter Gaza were blocked by the Egyptian authorities. At the end two doctors were allowed in; a specialist in emergency medicine and general surgery, and a vascular surgeon.

PalMed Europe would like to thank The Jordans Health Committee For Supporting The Health Sector In Gaza for participating in the PalMed convoy with a delegation of specialists and medical supplies. The Jordanian specialist were also denied access by the Egyptian authorities and had to return to Amman.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmUC45CE830


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21/07/2014 Gaza Office

A letter from Dr.Mads Gilbert to the world

Dearest friends –
The last night was extreme. The “ground invasion” of Gaza resulted in scores and carloads with maimed, torn apart, bleeding, shivering, dying – all sorts of injured Palestinians, all ages, all civilians, all innocent.

The heroes in the ambulances and in all of Gaza’s hospitals are working 12-24hrs shifts, grey from fatigue and inhuman workloads (without payment all in Shifa for the last 4 months), they care, triage, try to understand the incomprehensible chaos of bodies, sizes, limbs, walking, not walking, breathing, not breathing, bleeding, not bleeding humans. HUMANS!
Now, once more treated like animals by “the most moral army in the world” (sic!).

My respect for the wounded is endless, in their contained determination in the midst of pain, agony and shock; my admiration for the staff and volunteers is endless, my closeness to the Palestinian “sumud” gives me strength, although in glimpses I just want to scream, hold someone tight, cry, smell the skin and hair of the warm child, covered in blood, protect ourselves in an endless embrace – but we cannot afford that, nor can they.

Ashy grey faces – Oh NO! not one more load of tens of maimed and bleeding, we still have lakes of blood on the floor in the ER, piles of dripping, blood-soaked bandages to clear out – oh – the cleaners, everywhere, swiftly shovelling the blood and discarded tissues, hair, clothes,cannulas – the leftovers from death – all taken away…to be prepared again, to be repeated all over. More then 100 cases came to Shifa last 24 hrs. enough for a large well trained hospital with everything, but here – almost nothing: electricity, water, disposables, drugs, OR-tables, instruments, monitors – all rusted and  as if taken from museums of yesterdays hospitals.But they do not complain, these heroes. They get on with it, like warriors, head on, enormous resolute.

And as I write these words to you, alone, on a bed, my tears flows, the warm but useless tears of pain and grief, of anger and fear. This is not happening!

An then, just now, the orchestra of the Israeli war-machine starts its gruesome symphony again, just now: salvos of artillery from the navy boats just down on the shores, the roaring F16, the sickening drones (Arabic ‘Zennanis’, the hummers), and the cluttering Apaches. So much made and paid in and by US.
Mr. Obama – do you have a heart?
I invite you – spend one night – just one night – with us in Shifa. Disguised as a cleaner, maybe.
I am convinced, 100%, it would change history.
Nobody with a heart AND power could ever walk away from a night in Shifa without being determined to end the slaughter of the Palestinian people.

But the heartless and merciless have done their calculations and planned another “dahyia” onslaught on Gaza.
The rivers of blood will keep running the coming night. I can hear they have tuned their instruments of death.
Please. Do what you can. This, THIS cannot continue.
Mads
Gaza, Occupied Palestine


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19/07/2014 Gaza Office

 PalMed team continues its work on the ground in Gaza along side the exhausted health care professionals there

PalMed team continues its work on the ground in Gaza along side the exhausted health care professionals there.

Dr Zuhair AlHana, a surgical gynaecologist met with the director of the labour hospital to help coordinating emergency operations there. Dr Muhammad AbuArab, an anaesthetist oversaw the running of the emergency teams in line with European standards.

The Norwagian specialist in war medicine, professor Mads Gilbert ran several surgeries. He had made the observation of increased number of casualties needing emergency amputatios to save lives, indicating the high possibility of use of illegal weapons against civilians.


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15/07/2014 Gaza Office

PalMed Europe convoy has crossed into Gaza on Sunday

PalMed Europe convoy has crossed into Gaza on Sunday.

The convoy is the first since the current war on Gaza that started last week, it consists of specialists in surgery and anesthesia and was dispatcheed to help with the crisis relief efforts in the Gaza strip health system which is struggling to cope with fatalities and casualties resulting from the Israeli onslaught on the strip. The team visited the European Hospital that was targeted by an Israeli air strike earlier last week.

Palmed Europe take this opportunity to thank the Egyptian authorities that facilitated the passage of our team.


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14/07/2014 Gaza Office

HUMANITARIAN & HEALTH CRISIS IN GAZA

With Gaza Strip under siege and bombardment as a result of a war waged against it by the Israli army,

hospitals and health services are suffering from an acute shortage of medicines, staff and equipment whichare required to meet the needs of the growing numbers of sick and wounded innocent civilians, including women, children and the elderly. The latest victims were two disabled children after a vicious Israeli strike on a disabled caring centre.

Dr Abu Nada, from the PalMed office in Gaza, confirmed the situation to be catastrophic, with the health system struggling to cope with the critical flow of casualties, while supplies of medicines, equipment and energy are at a disastrous low.

In response to this humanitarian and health crisis, PalMed Europe will dispatch a medical convoy to the Gaza Strip this weekend, including specialists in surgery and anaesthesia.  The team will leave Europe aiming to enter Gaza through the Rafah Crossing, in anticipation of the Egyptian authorities allowing entry of medicines and emergency medical assistance, as well as exit of the wounded.

The convoy is to be followed by several others in the coming weeks to further help the relief efforts in Gaza.

PalMed has issued an urgent call for its members to help with the campaign, either by volunteering to visit the Strip, or by helping their national team’s campaigns.  Fund raising is also under way to help cover the cost of aid.  Our convoys on the ground in Gaza will keep our concerned members updated with the situation there and will advise on the needs and developments.

We continue to raise public and professional awareness and develop ways to address the emergent needs, whilst calling upon governments and international organisations to respond urgently to the desperate health and humanitarian situation in Gaza.

 

Together we heal wounds.

 

PalMed Europe brings together Palestinian health professionals working in Europe, to support the health needs of the Palestinian people in Gaza, the West Bank, and refugee camps in Lebanon, Jordan and Syria.


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11/07/2014 Gaza Office

PalMed Europe Emergency team moved to Gaza

In response to the humanitarian and health crisis in Gaza, PalMed Europe will dispatch a medical convoy to the strip under siege and under fire.

The team will leave Europe aiming to enter Gaza this weekend through Rafah Crossing following the coordination withthe Egyption authorities. It includes specialists in surgery and anesthesia. The convoy is to be followed by several others in the coming weeks to help the rileaf efforts in Gaza. Dr Abu Nada, from PalMed office in Gaza confirmed the situation to be catastrophic with the health sector struggling to cope with the critical flow of casualties while supplies of medicines, equipment and energy at a disastrous low.

PalMed had issued an urgent call for its members to volunteer to help with the campaign, either by volunteering to visit the strip or by helping their national team’s campaigns. Fund raising is also under way to help cover the cost of aids.

Our convoys on the ground in Gaza will keep our concerned members updated with the situation there and will advise us on the needs and developments.

We continue to raise public and professional awareness and identify ways to address the emergent needs.

Together we save lives


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