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We provide medical and psychological assistance to people affected by the ongoing conflict in the West Bank and Gaza.

In Gaza, the local healthcare system is overstretched, underfunded and deeply impacted by a 16-year blockade. We provide assistance to people affected by burns and trauma with a multi-disciplinary approach, which can include surgical care, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, health education, and psychosocial support. 
 
In the West Bank, occupation, violence, unemployment and poverty continue to have a profound impact on the mental health of Palestinians. Our teams offer psychological support in Hebron, Nablus, and Qalqilya. 

We provide healthcare services in H2 area, in Hebron city, where Palestinian residents’ movements are subject to restrictions that severely impede their access to healthcare. We also started running mobile clinics to address the health needs of communities in Masafer Yatta, who are facing home demolitions and an increased risk of forcible transfer.

Our activities in 2022 in Palestine

Data and information from the International Activity Report 2022.

MSF in Palestine in 2022 In Palestine, Médecins Sans Frontières provides medical and psychological assistance to people affected by the long-term conflict.
Palestine IAR map 2022

Our teams continue to run specialised medical services in the Gaza Strip, where the overstretched healthcare system has been seriously affected by the 15-year Israeli blockade. 

Working in three hospitals and several outpatient clinics, we offer comprehensive care for people suffering from burns and trauma, which includes surgery, physiotherapy, psychological support, occupational therapy and health education. Since 2018, we have also been running a reconstructive surgery programme in northern Gaza. In addition to these activities, our teams support laboratories to identify and treat antibiotic-resistant infections, and provide training and psychological support for local healthcare workers.  

In the West Bank, occupation-related violence, economic decline, unemployment and poverty continue to take a toll on the health of Palestinians. In Hebron, we offer psychological support, psychotherapy and psychiatric services to people affected by violence. We also support the community emergency response plan, supporting community health centres that treat victims of sudden outbursts of violence, empowering communities to respond to their own health needs. In Jenin, MSF is working with the Ministry of Health in Jenin hospital to strengthen emergency response mechanisms due to the deteriorating security situation. 

In Nablus, Qalqilya and Tubas, we conduct individual, group and family psychotherapy sessions to assist people with mental health disorders. We are also helping to build staff capacity by running an internship programme for psychologists in collaboration with the Palestinian Union of Social Workers and Psychologists in the West Bank. 

Meanwhile, our teams continue to provide basic healthcare through our clinics in an area known as “H2”, in the heart of Hebron old city, and in Masafer Yatta, in the southern Hebron Hills, as well as emergency psychological support and emergency relief kits to Palestinians who have experienced violent incidents, such as home demolitions. These kits include mattresses, heaters, cooking pots and utensils. 

In 2022, we also helped Palestinian medical staff to treat the victims of outbursts of violence in Jerusalem and provided training for emergency preparedness in the West Bank.

 

In 2022
 
Occupied Minds - Occupied Palestinian Territory
Palestine

Occupied Minds - Climbing out of the hole

Voices from the Field 5 May 2014
 
Occupied Minds - Occupied Palestinian Territory
Palestine

Occupied Minds - Crossing a checkpoint

Voices from the Field 10 Apr 2014
 
Occupied Minds - Occupied Palestinian Territory
Palestine

Growing up quickly in a West Bank refugee camp

Project Update 26 Mar 2014
 
Occupied Minds - Occupied Palestinian Territory
Palestine

One year in Hebron and East Jerusalem

Voices from the Field 19 Mar 2014
 
Hebron_lives in confinement
Palestine

House arrest is a 'tradition'

Project Update 14 Feb 2014
 
Hebron_lives in confinement
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Imprisoned by the mind

Project Update 17 Jan 2014
 
village of Salem near Nablus
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Therapies to better cope with violence

Project Update 13 Jan 2014
 
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Physiotherapists aid patients recovery

Project Update 10 Dec 2013
 
Occupied Minds - Occupied Palestinian Territory
Palestine

Occupied Minds - Children and live ammunition

Voices from the Field 14 Nov 2013