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Egypt Independent
17-02-2025
- Health
- Egypt Independent
Egyptian Medical Syndicate sends doctors to treat Palestinians in Gaza
The head of the Egyptian Medical Syndicate, Osama Abdel-Hay announced that multiple Egyptian doctors have been sent to Gaza in order to help aid the Palestinian people and alleviate their suffering. During a Saturday phone-in with the 'Hadith al-Qahera' (Cairo Talk), broadcast on al-Qahera Wal Nas satellite channel, on Saturday, Abdel-Hay noted that there are arrangements being made with the relevant authorities for the doctors to enter Gaza. A medical team consisting of nine doctors and a list of 16 other doctors from different specialties is being prepared, he explained, consisting of three doctors from each specialty, to provide medical services and perform operations for Palestinians within the Gaza Strip's hospitals. He added that there are many humanitarian organizations eager to send medical aid to Gaza to help doctors there perform their work.
Egypt Today
10-02-2025
- Health
- Egypt Today
Egyptian medical delegation arrives in Gaza
Israel bombs residential house in Gaza in August 2024- The photo taken from Palestinian journalists' Telegram channels CAIRO – 11 February 2025: An Egyptian medical delegation, consisting of 11 specialist doctors from Kasr Al-Aini Faculty of Medicine, has arrived at the Gaza European Hospital. The delegation includes experts in bone injuries, bone tumors, pelvic fractures, bone infections, peripheral nerve disorders, plastic surgery for war injuries, and hand surgery. To assist with the increasing medical needs, the Gaza European Hospital has decided to open a daily outpatient clinic, which will begin on Tuesday, February 11, and continue until Monday, February 17. On 18 January 2025, Egypt has opened the registration for doctors who wish to volunteer to treat the wounded and injured as a result of the Israeli aggression inside the Gaza Strip, announced Head of the Egyptian Doctors Syndicate Osama Abdel-Hay. He noted that more than 2,000 are ready to volunteer and enter Gaza to treat the wounded. 'This initiative is part of the effort to compile lists of the required medical specialties, in line with the humanitarian and medical responsibilities that Egyptian doctors bear in supporting their Palestinian brothers,' he said in a press statement. Dr. Abdel-Hay received a phone call from the Palestinian Minister of Health Majed Ramadan. The Palestinian Minister of Health provided an update on the situation of Gaza's health sector. During the call, Ramadan informed Dr. Abdel-Hay that the Palestinian Ministry would send the Egyptian Syndicate a list of urgent medical specialties required for the ongoing crisis. The Egyptian official explained that the Syndicate is coordinating with the Egyptian Red Crescent and the government to mobilize the necessary medical teams for Gaza's health sector. He emphasized that the health sector in Gaza requires a wide range of medical specialties, with particular priority given to anesthesia, surgery, orthopedics, and plastic surgery. Dr. Abdel-Hay stressed that the Syndicate is closely monitoring the medical situation in Gaza and will do the best to provide essential medical assistance, despite the challenging conditions the sector is currently facing.
