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Gaza: Inside the specialist surgical unit rebuilding lives after gunshots
In Gaza, thousands of people were shot – mostly in the legs – by the Israeli army during the 2018-19 border protests known as the Great March of Return.
After the initial emergency, this drove an acute medical crisis with large numbers of gunshot patients suffering from catastrophic injuries that required advanced treatment.
To respond to this, in May 2018 MSF opened a specialised limb reconstruction unit at Al-Awda Hospital in the north of Gaza.
Today, the team here continues to deliver expert treatment for these kinds of horrific and complex wounds.
MSF’s approach is holistic, and our services include surgery and post-operative care, treatment for bone infections, physiotherapy and mental health counselling for patients.
The aim is to help patients through what can be a long and painful treatment process, providing support for them as well as the loved ones by their side.
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MSF in Occupied Palestinian Territories
Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) first worked in Palestine in 1989.
Today, we provide medical and psychological assistance to people affected by the ongoing conflict, continuing our long-running mental health programmes on the West Bank and support to burns and trauma victims in the Gaza Strip.