Reference :
V-P-IL-E-04247
Date :
23/05/2024
Caption :
Gaza Strip, Rafah, ICRC field hospital. Two staff members take care of two patients.
Confidentiality level :
public
Publication restrictions :
reserved users only
Description :
Source: ICRC website, 14/05/2024
“Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and 12 Red Cross National Societies (or their branch) are combining efforts to open a field hospital in Rafah, Gaza, to help address the overwhelming medical needs emanating from the ongoing conflict.
These efforts aim to complement and support the essential work performed by the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) in providing urgent care. Since the beginning of hostilities, PRCS staff and volunteers have continued to courageously provide emergency medical services to communities in Gaza, amidst unacceptably high levels of loss. Seventeen PRCS colleagues have been killed while on duty, and crucial facilities have been damaged. This includes Al-Amal and Al Quds hospitals and several Emergency Medical Service (EMS) centers, as well as emergency vehicles, with 25 ambulances knocked out of service. PRCS colleagues have been detained, with concerning reports emerging of their treatment, and the whereabouts of many still unknown.
Despite these challenges, PRCS continues to do vital work to respond to the medical needs of communities in Gaza, including by running three advanced medical posts, six medical points, and three clinics, in addition to its emergency response. The PRCS are a valued partner in the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement, and the ICRC and participating National Societies (or their branch) welcome the opportunity to support their essential work as they recover from the terrible losses in this conflict.
The 60-bed field hospital is meant to complement and support PRCS work as the medical and humanitarian community attempts to meet vast health needs in Gaza. The field hospital will provide, emergency surgical care; obstetric/gynecological, maternal, and newborn care; pediatric care; and outpatient department. Mass casualty management and triage capacities are included.
The ICRC field hospital, implemented in coordination with the PRCS and supported by Red Cross Societies of Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, China (Hong Kong), Iceland, Japan, Norway, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, will be able to provide medical care for roughly 200 people a day.
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The field hospital team will be comprised of around 30 humanitarian experts from the various contributing National Societies (or their branch), resident staff, and the ICRC which will include surgeons, doctors, anesthesiologists, nurses, technicians, engineers, logisticians, and administrators.”
Original material :
digital
Resolution :
3520x1980
Orientation :
landscape
Colour/B&W :
colour
