Urgent humanitarian assistance is critically needed across the region. All parties must respect civilian lives and adhere to international humanitarian law.
In Israel, we do not have an operational presence, and as is often our practice in such cases, we support trusted partners on the ground who are responding. International Medical Corps is supporting one of our long-time partners—JDC—and its emergency response efforts in Israel. JDC also has supported some of our other humanitarian missions around the world.
In Gaza, where we’ve had staff on the ground since 2008, International Medical Corps is responding. We’ve deployed a 140-bed field hospital providing surgical, trauma, orthopedic, obstetric and newborn care, inpatient, outpatient, pharmacy and other lifesaving medical services to as many as 800 civilians per day affected by the war. There are beds to support an emergency room, beds for post-operative care in the surgical ward, beds in the postnatal ward and beds for inpatient management of acute medical conditions. In addition, there is a Level 1 intensive-care unit, operating theaters, a fully stocked pharmacy, X-ray and ultrasound machines, a laboratory and blood-transfusion services.
Our multi-pronged, integrated approach focuses on immediate relief to save lives, alleviate suffering and promote well-being, while we contribute to ensuring longer-term resilience through training. We are increasing access to health, protection, mental health, and water, sanitation and hygiene services, and ensuring a steady supply of medicines, supplies and training to those in need by:
• increasing access to and availability of quality lifesaving medical and mental health services;
• improving access to and availability of quality nutrition services;
• reducing the risks and mitigating the consequences of gender-based violence (GBV) while addressing child protection concerns; and
• improving access to safe drinking water and ensuring proper hygiene practices.
International Medical Corps coordinates with functioning facilities in Gaza to support patient referrals and ensure continuity of care wherever possible. To further extend health access and help overcome barriers to care for Gaza’s most vulnerable, International Medical Corps is providing services throughout the region by working with trusted partners.
To support relief efforts in Gaza, please donate to this project.
To support relief efforts in Israel, please visit our partner’s website – www.JDC.org
*Please Note for recurring donations: Once we have determined that the community can continue to respond to the after-effects of this emergency without us, we will scale back our response efforts. At that time, we will redirect your future donations where they are needed most, to help us respond to future outbreaks of conflict, disease or disaster.
