Date : 04/2020

Country/Region : GAZA

Title : Gaza : vital intensive care equipment to cope with the outbreak of COVID-19

Duration : 00:01:21

Director : MHANNA, Hisham

Cameraman : AL WEHAIDI, Ahmed

Editor : unknown

Keyword : INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MEDICAL ASSISTANCE; EPIDEMIC; HYGIENE; PREVENTION

Person appearing :
CASARES GARCIA, Ignacio (head of sub-delegation, ICRC)

Confidentiality level : public

Publication restrictions : publication without restrictions

Copyright : ICRC

Production company : ICRC

ICRC producer :
MHANNA, Hisham

Description : A consignment of vital intensive care equipment and supplies were delivered to Gazan hospitals by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to get Gaza ready to cope with a wider outbreak of COVID-19. The donation included a ventilator, patient monitors, defibrillators, suction devices and pumps which are key tools for treating patients suffering from serious cases of COVID-19.
Even before the pandemic, Gaza was facing serious systemic issues impacting the quality of healthcare. There are only around 110 intensive care beds for adults of which most are already occupied. Just 93 ventilators are available against a population of 2 million. The ICRC has also donated shipments of hygiene materials and protective clothing such as surgical masks and goggles to the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) in both Gaza and Ramallah.

Original language : English

Other language : International soundtrack; Arabic

English title : Gaza : vital intensive care equipment to cope with the outbreak of COVID-19

Colour/B&W : colour

SD/HD : HD

Resolution : 1080 x 1080

Aspect ratio : square

Original material/format : H264

Best material/format available : ProRes 422