Our reconstructive surgery programme was established in Amman in 2006 to treat victims of the Iraq War, and has since expanded to receive war-wounded patients from Syria, Yemen, Palestine, Somalia, and Sudan. Patients receive specialised care that is often unavailable in their home countries.

Over time, the programme has become a regional referral centre for people living with complex, life-changing injuries. Through it, we provide advanced surgical and rehabilitative treatment for orthopaedic and maxillofacial trauma, burns, and other conflict-related wounds. The hospital also has a highly specialised microbiology and antimicrobial-resistance laboratory that enables the diagnosis and treatment of some of the region’s most complex infections linked to war-related injuries.

As the war in Gaza escalated in 2025, MSF increased efforts to medically evacuate war-wounded patients. Despite major administrative constraints imposed by the Israeli authorities, our teams successfully transferred 35 children and 52 caregivers to the hospital in Amman, where they received comprehensive surgical and rehabilitative care.

Our hospital implements a holistic approach to treatment, which comprises physiotherapy, occupational therapy, mental health care, and psychosocial support. In 2025, we continued to develop a peer-support programme, which encourages patients to support each other through their shared experiences of trauma and treatment, and offers them a chance to bond through their rehabilitation. 

We have strengthened the programme’s patient-centred model of care through vocational training initiatives. Training in skills such as tailoring and barbering has helped patients improve their employability, regain independence, and reintegrate into society.

In addition, we continue to invest in innovations to enhance care and rehabilitation; for example, 3D-printed limb prosthetics and customised burn masks, to help patients recover lost functional abilities and regain autonomy.