#Burns care

With Palestine’s first community research on burns injuries, MAP is helping improve understanding and treatment

Melanie Coyne, MAP’s Programme Manager, explains how we are helping to reduce the prevalence of burns injuries in Palestine.

Burns prevention awareness-raising in Palestine

Hear from Hana’a and Ali, who oversee MAP’s burns prevention project, to hear how their work is helping to reduce the prevalence of burns injuries in Palestine and improve the care that those with burns injuries receive.

Palestine to Ethiopia: treating serious burns injuries

MAP recently supported four Palestinian health workers to attend a training in Ethiopia on the treatment of serious burns injuries.

For medics in Gaza, even traveling out for training can be an ordeal

In October, MAP supported Gaza surgeon Dr Mahmoud Basal to travel to Ethiopia to join an international training on treating patients with serious burns injuries, run by our partner Interburns. His journey to and from Palestine was fraught with difficulties.

Improving care for Palestinian burns patients

Specialist burns care training, including visits by international, muliti-disciplinary teams, is a key part of MAP’s programme to improve the quality of care received by burns patients.

Training physios to improve care for Palestinian burns patients

Two physiotherapists from Alia Hospital's Burns Unit in Hebron, Amin and Farouk, recently took part in a MAP-supported training to develop their skills and knowledge for burns patients.