Irish healthcare workers will help rebuild Gaza’s medical services, INMO conference told

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Palestinian ambassador to Ireland describes impact of Israel’s ‘vicious war’ on region’s healthcare system

Groups of Irish health workers are drawing up plans to travel to Gaza when a ceasefire is agreed in order to provide training as other supports as the region looks to rebuild its health services in the wake of the devastating bombardment by Israel.

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“We had been hoping to establish it in Rafah because it did appear that was going to remain a relatively safe area but that doesn’t look like it’s going to be the case now. We are looking at locations outside of Gaza, in Egypt, Cyprus and Jordan but that process is still ongoing.” “A shortage of strong pain relief medications, steroid creams and antibiotics are hampering the treatment of simple diseases and forcing children to endure limb salvage surgeries without adequate pain relief,” she said.

 

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