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Watch to hear more about our experience in Gaza
Watch to hear more about our experience in Gaza
Dr Andy Ferguson spent two weeks working as a doctor in Gaza, at the European Hospital in Khan Younis, helping treat people with severe trauma wounds from bombing, shrapnel and gunfire.
As Israel's forces pushed further south into Gaza over Christmas and New Year, supplies of medicine, anaesthetic and crucial equipment began to run low - and eventually run out entirely in some places.
This is what Dr Ferguson saw.
Read our update on Gaza from 24th June 2024
'Huge amount' of Gaza surgery on children, says UK doctor
After six months of conflict in Gaza, the medical infrastructure has severely deteriorated, with many facilities no longer operational. The European Gaza Hospital in Khan Younis remains one of the few still functioning. British plastic surgeon Dr. Victoria Rose has been documenting her experiences at the hospital through a video diary.
BBC News |13th April 2024
Our Objective in Gaza
Our main objective in the current emergency was to get surgical teams and life-saving equipment/supplies into Gaza as soon as possible. Our first team worked at the European Gaza hospital, Khan Younis, for two weeks from 27th December 2023, our second team returned from the same hospital a fortnight ago, and our third team travel out on Sunday 25th February...
28th February 2024
Please help us respond to the emergency in Gaza
Please help us respond to the emergency in Gaza
We have been supporting trauma care services in Gaza since 2009, most intensively since the 51 day war in 2014. Now another war, with hostilities beginning on 7th October 2023, is devastating Gaza and its people once again.
