Health is a fundamental human right, it is key to human development as it transcends through all aspects of life affecting income, standard of living and social mobility etc. However the Palestinians have been DENIED this basic right.  The occupation coupled with recent military operation and the blockade on Gaza has had a devastating impact on their lives and livelihoods

What’s the issue?

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) issued a report in June declaring that the state of the health care system in Gaza has never been worse.   The Palestinians are now in desperate need of medical aid as they continue to suffer from an acute and ongoing shortage in medicines and medical equipment, with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs stating that 114 essential drugs are completely out of stock in Gaza.

Why Palestine needs your HELP:

• There are permanent electricity outages ranging between 6-12 hours daily putting medical machines at risk in hospitals.
• More than 10% of children in Gaza are chronically malnourished causing severe health risks.
• Stunting (low height for age) among children under five years of age in the Gaza Strip is 12.4 %, and 7.9% in the West Bank.
• Anaemia remains a severe health risk in Palestine amongst children aged 6–36 months at 57.5% in Gaza Strip and 37.1% in the West Bank
• Many patients have to wait 2-6 week to exit Gaza, even for life threatening medical conditions that equate immediate conditions.
• There is an increase of acute hepatitis and typhoid fever in Palestine 

What is Interpal doing to HELP? 

Interpal is committed to saving the lives of the Palestinian people, we have:

• Provided subsidies for medical treatment and healthcare for the poor and needy, and rehabilitation for the disabled and the elderly
• Supported projects for the purchase of necessary medical equipment, medical supplies and mobile clinics.
• Provided funds to help setup specialised medical units
• Provided financial aid to ensure continued service provisions

***Interpal recently participated in a European convoy taking Medical Aid to the Gaza Strip and managed to deliver urgently needed medical supplies and equipment for the infirm and the disabled in August 2010.***

How you can HELP:

Help us Break the Cycle of Casualties by supporting Interpal’s Medical Aid Appeal :

£3500 provides a rapid response paramedic motorbike.

£1300 provides an infant incubator.

£1000 provides essential fuel supplies for one month.

£100 can provide essential medicine to save lives.

£20 provides one ambulance stretcher.

£20 provides one emergency gas light.

Save a Life, Give Medical Aid!