Essential support to patients requiring critical elective surgeries in Gaza strip.

About this project

ltpgtTwo years of bombardment, mass casualties, and resource shortages have left Gaza’s health system critically weakened, with hospitals damaged, under-resourced, and largely focused on emergency care. Following the recent ceasefire, hospitals have begun addressing a significant backlog of elective surgeries after months of emergency-only care. This project will enable health facilities to deliver urgently needed elective surgeries, restoring access to life-improving care for patients. - lt/pgtltpgt1) Al Sahaba lt/pgtltpgt2) Patient Friends Benevolent Society (PFBS) - up until Feb, 2025 when the contract was terminated due to PFBS' bank account being frozen lt/pgtltpgt3) Al Ahli Arab Hospital - added April 2026 to replace PFBS lt/pgtltpgtltbrgtFollowing the ceasefire, MAP remained in close communication with both facilities and the MoH to understand their readiness to restart elective procedures. Both facilities have the technical staff, surgical teams, equipment, and essential materials required. They have also rebuilt patient databases that were destroyed during the bombardment, which will enable them to provide monthly means of verification (MOVs) and patient data through the existing systems. Therefore, building on MAP’s long-standing presence and technical engagement with both facilities, the project will finance the direct costs of elective surgeries, enabling approximately 1,780 surgeries (1,069 minor, 445 moderate and 266 major) in line with Ministry of Health (MoH)…

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United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs · National NGO

Countries

Palestinian Territories

Sectors

Multisector aid

Funded by

oPt Humanitarian Fund

Implemented by

Medical Aid for Palestinians

Accountable

Medical Aid for Palestinians

Published by United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 3 Oct 2025 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XM-OCHA-CBPF-CBPF-OPT-25-R-INGO-37635.

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