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2 clusters · 4 sources · 21 days · First seen · Last updated

Al-Shifa Hospital medical infrastructure recovery

Overview

Medical infrastructure at Al-Shifa Hospital in the Gaza Strip has faced significant degradation due to military operations and blockades on spare parts. Initially, hospital engineers attempted to maintain functionality by repurposing parts from broken diagnostic equipment to repair machines such as ultrasound and mobile X-ray units.

Following these local repair efforts, the humanitarian organization IHH completed a comprehensive repair of the hospital’s Interventional Radiology Department. The reopened department is expected to serve between 6,000 and 8,000 patients monthly, providing critical surgical interventions amidst broader challenges to Gaza’s healthcare system, including inadequate sanitation and limited medical supplies.

Entities

Gaza Strip · Al-Shifa Hospital · World Health Organization · IHH · Ahmed Yunus

Timeline

  1. about 11 hours ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 2 sources
    Al-Shifa Hospital radiology department reopened after IHH repairs

    IHH has repaired the Interventional Radiology Department at Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital, aiming to treat up to 8,000 patients monthly amid a broader healthcare crisis in the region.

  2. 21 days ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 2 sources
    Al-Shifa Hospital engineers repair medical devices using salvaged parts

    Engineers at Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital are repairing medical devices by scavenging parts from broken equipment due to shortages of spare parts caused by the ongoing blockade.

Sources

dikgazete.com · haber16.com · haksozhaber.net · yenisafak.com