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Scholarship for a British medical student to visit Gaza
IDEALS was approached by a third year medical student enquiring about the possibility of visiting Gaza on one of our routine visits. The student has an eclectic interest in medicine and was not simply interested in seeing the effects of war. He was able to accompany Dr Andy Ferguson and John Beavis in July 2011 and was present as arrangements were made for the charity's involvement in care for the chronically disabled.
Health Programme
Over the past 12 months IDEALS have continued to develop its collaboration with other health organisations, with Mr Andrew Ferguson our Technical and Medical advisor utilising his experience to help manage CAMP’s health programme in Pakistan.
Excellent work with Occupational Therapy in Gaza
In Rafah, Southern Gaza on the Egyptian border a project of community Occupational Therapy was concluded with many good results.
Fellowships in Limb Reconstruction at Kings’s College Hospital
For two years IDEALS has been planning Fellowships in Limb Reconstruction following severe injuries caused by either war or other effects.
Case History
A young Palestinian suffered a severe limb injury from an exploding shell and was admitted to Shiva Hospital. He had a wide open wound in the region of his hip and when the IDEALS visiting Limb Reconstruction Team reviewed him they gave the opinion that his limb could not be salvaged.
IDEALS returned to Gaza on Sunday 7th September 2014
The IDEALS team was the clinical arm of a combined project supported financially by HM Government Department and logistically managed by the charity Medical Aid for Palestinians.
BBC News coverage of our surgeons recent work in Gaza
"The surgeons belong to the charity Ideals, and were sent to Gaza by Medical Aid for Palestinians to visit the main hospitals there to carry out assessments and to perform post-traumatic, reconstructive surgeries."
Interview with John Beavis – The Disaster Surgeon
I think it became very obvious in Bosnia. There was a negative aspect to the aid to Bosnia in that people would turn up, do their week or fortnight there and never go back again.
