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WHO appeals for US$ 5.3 million to respond to trauma and emergency care needs in Gaza
18 March 2019, Gaza, oPt - The World Health Organization (WHO) is appealing for US$ 5.3 million to provide life- and limb-saving interventions to massive numbers of injured patients overwhelming an already fragile health system in Gaza. The upcoming one-year anniversary of the Great March of Return on 30 March could result in further casualties and an increase in people requiring trauma care and rehabilitation services.
Emergency medical mobile teams bring health services closer to people in need
21 February, Tripoli, Libya -- With support from Office of United States Foreign Disaster Assistance, WHO established and deployed 4 emergency medical mobile teams to Benghazi, Ejdabia, Tarhouna, Tawargha and Bani-Waleid to respond to the pressing needs of displaced families, undocumented migrants and vulnerable host communities.
Separated by Conflict but Reunited: Health Care in Action
7 May 2017 ÔÇô Thousands of people have been seriously wounded as a result of the conflict in Mosul, with many patients facing permanent disability as a result of their injuries. To date, more than 8000 people, many of them civilians including women and children, have received treatment in hospitals for trauma injuries since west Mosul operations began. For some, these injuries are life-changing.