#Limb reconstruction

"Life in Gaza is not easy. In some ways it is impossible."

Wafa Kanan, MAP’s Project Officer in Gaza, describes MAP’s emergency response. She agrees with the description of the UN Coordinator for Humanitarian Aid and Development in Palestine, Jamie McGoldrick, that the humanitarian situation in Gaza is “a crisis on top of a catastrophe”.

Watch: MAP supported surgeons treat Gaza's wounded

In September, Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) supported another limb reconstruction mission to Gaza in partnership with IDEALS. Over five days, the team of UK medics supported local health workers in the treatment of protesters injured by Israeli forces.

MAP delivers limb reconstruction equipment to Gaza

This month MAP delivered urgently needed limb reconstruction equipment to Gaza, thanks to the response we received to our Gaza Emergency Appeal.

FILM: MAP’s vital work treating gunshot wounds in Gaza

In our latest film you can see how, amid Israel’s violent response to the Great March of Return, MAP is ensuring that injured protesters are able to receive the best care possible within Gaza’s beleaguered health system.

Responding to mass casualties in Gaza thanks to your support

Thank you to everyone who has so far supported our Gaza emergency appeal. Read how, with your help, our local team has been providing medicines and equipment to treat the injured.

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