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Second PalMed Europe emergency team arrived to Gaza Wednesday, 23 July 2014 09:34 The second delegation of doctors was finally granted access to Gaza through the Rafah Crossing after four days of delay in Egypt.   Most doctors had to leave Egypt back to theirhome countries after several attempts to enter Gaza were blocked by the Egyptian authorities. At the end two doctors were allowed in; a specialist in emergency medicine and general surgery, and a vascular surgeon. PalMed Europe would like to thank The Jordans Health Committee For Supporting The Health Sector In Gaza for participating in the...

  Second PalMed Europe’s emergency team arrived to Gaza   The second delegation of doctors was finally granted access to Gaza through the Rafah Crossing after four days of delay in Egypt. Most doctors had to leave Egypt back to theirhome countries after several attempts to enter Gaza were blocked by the Egyptian authorities. At the end two doctors were allowed in; a specialist in emergency medicine and general surgery, and a vascular surgeon. PalMed Europe would like to thank The Jordans Health Committee For Supporting The Health Sector In Gaza for participating in the PalMed convoy with a...

  A letter from Dr.Mads Gilbert to the world Dearest friends – The last night was extreme. The “ground invasion” of Gaza resulted in scores and carloads with maimed, torn apart, bleeding, shivering, dying – all sorts of injured Palestinians, all ages, all civilians, all innocent. The heroes in the ambulances and in all of Gaza’s hospitals are working 12-24hrs shifts, grey from fatigue and inhuman workloads (without payment all in Shifa for the last 4 months), they care, triage, try to understand the incomprehensible chaos of bodies, sizes, limbs, walking, not walking, breathing, not breathing, bleeding, not bleeding...

   PalMed team continues its work on the ground in Gaza along side the exhausted health care professionals there PalMed team continues its work on the ground in Gaza along side the exhausted health care professionals there. Dr Zuhair AlHana, a surgical gynaecologist met with the director of the labour hospital to help coordinating emergency operations there. Dr Muhammad AbuArab, an anaesthetist oversaw the running of the emergency teams in line with European standards. The Norwagian specialist in war medicine, professor Mads Gilbert ran several surgeries. He had made the observation of increased number of casualties needing emergency amputatios...

  PalMed Europe convoy has crossed into Gaza on Sunday PalMed Europe convoy has crossed into Gaza on Sunday. The convoy is the first since the current war on Gaza that started last week, it consists of specialists in surgery and anesthesia and was dispatcheed to help with the crisis relief efforts in the Gaza strip health system which is struggling to cope with fatalities and casualties resulting from the Israeli onslaught on the strip. The team visited the European Hospital that was targeted by an Israeli air strike earlier last week. Palmed Europe take this opportunity to thank...