PalMed Europe has successfully completed its 26th medical mission to Gaza, where our team of specialists spent nearly two weeks delivering urgent humanitarian care.
Two senior consultants allowed to enter Gaza and to support Gaza’s struggling health sector:
A UK-based Consultant in Retinal Surgery & Ophthalmology
A Germany-based Consultant in Anaesthesia & Critical Care
Our doctors worked side by side with Gaza’s exhausted health workers at Baptist Hospital in Gaza City, Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, Gaza Eye Hospital, and Al-Amal Hospital. Together, we performed dozens of complex retinal surgeries and provided hundreds of consultations to patients in desperate need of care.
Since the beginning of the war, we have organised and led 26 medical missions to Gaza, in partnership with Rahma and the World Health Organization. Each mission strengthens the health system and eases the suffering of our people.
We are determined to continue sending more missions, expanding our support, and standing firmly with Gaza’s doctors and patients.
Project for the Rehabilitation and Operation of Ophthalmic Surgeries Theaters in the Gaza Strip
Rafah, 21/05/2024
Through the grace and guidance of God and the efforts of all those who contributed towards the success of this great project, we are pleased to announce the completion of the first phase of the relief campaign for eye patients in the Gaza Strip under the slogan “For Their Eyes!”
A specialised ophthalmology delegation concluded its visit to Gaza after 19 days of continuous work during which 209 specialised eye surgeries were performed. The surgeries included treatment of injuries and vision correction at the European Hospital in southern Gaza. Our colleagues participating in the campaign arrived safely in Jordan today,
Tuesday, 21/05.
This marks the completion of the first phase of the campaign to aid eye
patients in the Gaza Strip. The campaign was carried out in collaboration between the German-Arab Society of Ophthalmology (DAOG), the Palestinian Doctors Association in Europe (PalMed), and the Palestinian American Medical Association (PAMA).
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The ophthalmic surgery operating theatre at the European Hospital in Gaza has been supplied with all necessary devices, equipment, and provisions for eye surgeries, especially for cataracts and retinal injuries.
The theatre has thus been reopened, making it ready to treat all eye injuries, including eye haemorrhages, retinal detachment, and the removal of shrapnel therefrom.
Donations are still welcome to facilitate the completion of the campaign’s next phases.
The Ophthalmological Emergency Aid in Gaza aims to restore the collapsed ophthalmology sector in the region.
The situation is dire, as many patients, including children, are experiencing blindness due to injuries and subsequent infections. The eyesight of these patients could have been preserved.
A group of eye doctors from various countries initiated efforts to revive the collapsed ophthalmology sector in Gaza. We formed a task force to evaluate the current situation, identify needs, and establish goals for the immediate, intermediate, and long terms.
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Health Situation in the Project Area:
Across the Gaza Strip, only one partially functioning ophthalmology unit performs basic trauma surgeries, such as enucleation. Surgical procedures on the posterior segment of the eye are currently impossible due to the destruction of necessary equipment.
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Objectives:
1. Prevent blindness in patients with severe eye injuries.
2. Establish new, well-equipped facilities to accommodate and manage medical cases using appropriate procedures.
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Approach and Outputs:
In the initial phase: the German-Arab Ophthalmological Society ”Deutsch-Arabische Ophthalmologische Gesellschaft (DAOG)” and PalMed Germany will launch a campaign to supply portable equipment for an operating room capable of conducting essential retinal surgeries. A fundraising campaign will seek to raise €150,000. Once the target is met, Phaco and RETINA microscopes, along with necessary instruments, will be procured and transported to the designated location in the south of Gaza.
In the second phase: will launch a campaign to supply portable equipment for an operating room capable of conducting essential retinal surgeries, along with necessary instruments, will be procured and transported to the designated location in the south and center of Gaza.
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In the Third phase: will launch a campaign to supply portable equipment for an operating room capable of conducting essential retinal surgeries, along with necessary instruments, will be procured and transported to the designated location in the North of Gaza.
Please join us in preserving the eyesight of many by donating through the following link:https://daophth.de/pro1
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