A delegation from the World Health Organization reviews the efforts of the Emirati field hospital in Rafah and praises the medical support provided to Gaza

The Emirati Field Hospital in the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, received a delegation from the World Health Organization, which was briefed on the humanitarian and medical efforts provided by the UAE to support the health sector in Gaza in light of the difficult humanitarian conditions that the Strip is experiencing.

The WHO delegation included the Acting Health Emergency Team Officer at the World Health Organization in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Luca Pigozzi, and the Technical Officer for the Emergency Medical Teams at the Organization’s headquarters, Roy Kosico, in addition to the Coordinator of the Emergency Medical Teams at the World Health Organization in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Heba Al-Najjar.

The delegation was received by the head of the Emirati mission within Operation “Gallant Knight 3” and the director of the Emirati field hospital, Ali Al Shehhi, who welcomed the delegation and provided a detailed explanation about the medical and therapeutic services that the hospital provides to patients and wounded in the Gaza Strip, in addition to the nature of the support and medical assistance that Operation “Gallant Knight 3” provides to the Strip’s hospitals in light of the catastrophic conditions and lack of medical capabilities.

During the tour, the World Health Organization delegation was briefed on the hospital’s various departments, and the therapeutic, surgical and specialized services provided to patients, in addition to the efforts made by the Emirati medical staff to alleviate the suffering of the people and provide the necessary health care.

The delegation praised the humanitarian and medical efforts made by the UAE in supporting the Palestinian health sector and appreciated the great role played by the Emirati field hospital in providing treatment services to the injured and sick in the Gaza Strip.

For his part, Al Shehhi stressed the UAE’s continued support and support for the health sector in Gaza, and the continuation of humanitarian efforts to meet the needs of our Palestinian brothers.

It is noteworthy that the Emirati Field Hospital in Rafah, along with the Emirati Health Care Center in Mawasi Khan Yunis, has provided health care to approximately 97,000 patients in the Gaza Strip since their opening, as part of ongoing humanitarian and medical efforts to support the people in the Gaza Strip.