Qatar Red Crescent Society performs over 3,000 surgeries for Gaza patients

Published: 27 June 2024

Qatar News Agency
Doha

The Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) announced on Wednesday that its doctors in the Gaza Strip have made 18,927 medical interventions since the first week of the Israeli aggression.

“Since week 1 of the war, QRCS has made 18,927 medical interventions, including over 3,000 life-saving surgeries for patients under the Surgical Operations for Patients in Gaza 2023-2024 project,” read a statement from the QRCS.

“Even though more health facilities are bombed across the blockade, humanitarian efforts would continue, in order to avoid the collapse of Gazas health sector,” the statement added.

The QRCSs interventions are currently focused on sustaining health services, with QRCSs doctors performing surgeries at Gaza hospitals, mainly thoracic surgery, emergency medicine, psychological support, and medical care for endocrine diseases and diabetes.

There is close coordination between the QRCSs representation office in Gaza and the Palestinian Ministry of Health (MOH) in Gaza to ensure continued health care services at the few hospitals remaining, despite scarcity of resources due to the war and closure of crossings.