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WHO in occupied Palestinian territory

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WHO in occupied Palestinian territory

@WHOoPt

Official Twitter account of the World Health Organization office in the occupied Palestinian territory.

Occupied Palestinian Territory

emro.who.int/countries/pse/

Joined November 2012

WHO in occupied Palestinian territory
@WHOoPt
May 8
More than 42,000 people in #Gaza are living with life-altering injuries after two years of conflict, straining limited services and creating immense long-term physical rehabilitation needs. With support from @CanadaDev, @WHO is strengthening physical rehabilitation capacity in
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WHO in occupied Palestinian territory
@WHOoPt
May 1
.@WHO thanks @ROJ_Palestine 🇯🇵 for its support, which has been vital in the establishment of the Al-Tayyab Clinic in North Gaza, ensuring improved access to healthcare for communities in need.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
@DrTedros
Apr 30
.@WHO has supported the establishment of a new primary health care clinic in northern Gaza, where extremely limited health services have left most of the community without access to care. The clinic brings services directly to where communities are living. It will deliver
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WHO in occupied Palestinian territory
@WHOoPt
Apr 30
Under the leadership of the Ministry of Health, with support from the @WorldBank, @WHO has supported the delivery of essential medicines to 24 health facilities in #Gaza, keeping lifesaving health services running across emergency and surgical care, intensive care, oncology,
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HananBalkhyحنان بلخي
@HananBalkhy
Apr 28
I am deeply concerned by what health and humanitarian partners are reporting in Gaza’s displacement sites. A rapid assessment across more than 1,600 sites found that 80% have frequent, visible rodent and pest presence, affecting 1.45 million people. Over 80% reported skin
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@WHOoPt
Apr 23
Deeply grateful to @ROJ_Palestine 🇯🇵 for their generous support to @WHO 's health response in #Gaza. Over the past two years, Japan's USD 10M contribution has been critical in keeping health facilities functioning and sustaining care for 1.6 million people across some of the
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@WHOoPt
Apr 15
With appreciation to the #UAE Government for its continued support to health needs in the oPt, @WHO, through @MBRInitiatives, is distributing critical maternal and child health supplies to neonatal and maternal departments across health facilities in Gaza. These include 20,000
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HananBalkhyحنان بلخي
@HananBalkhy
Apr 14
Our latest report from @WHOoPt shows how WHO and partners sustained health services across the occupied Palestinian territory in 2025 under extraordinary pressure: • 100+ health facilities supported and $60 million in essential supplies delivered. • 2,714 Gazan patients
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@WHOoPt
Apr 11
قد تُستأنف عمليات الإجلاء الطبي من غزة، التي تقودها وزارة الصحة، في 12 نيسان/أبريل، وذلك بعد أن علّقت منظمة الصحة العالمية دعمها لعمليات الإجلاء الطبي عقب حادث أمني أدى إلى مقتل شخص متعاقد لتقديم خدمات للمنظمة في غزة. ومع تلقي تعهدات من الجهات المعنية بضمان سلامة المرضى والطواقم،
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WHO in occupied Palestinian territory
@WHOoPt
Apr 11
MoH-led medical evacuations from Gaza may resume on 12 April, after @WHO had to suspend its support, following a security incident in which a person contracted to provide services to WHO in Gaza was killed. With commitments now received from relevant parties to ensure the safety
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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
@DrTedros
Apr 7
The Gaza Strip is halfway through a 5 day catch-up vaccination campaign targeting children under 3 years old who missed routine vaccines during 2.5 years of conflict. Despite difficult weather conditions, 146 teams are working to deliver life-saving vaccines through fixed
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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
@DrTedros
Apr 6
.@WHO is devastated to confirm that a person contracted to provide services to the Organization in Gaza was killed today during a security incident. Two WHO staff members were present but were not injured. We extend our condolences to the family, loved ones, and colleagues
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WHO in occupied Palestinian territory
@WHOoPt
Apr 2
"I can't emphasize enough how hard it is to operate and provide good healthcare with such limited resources. It is incredibly, incredibly difficult." In this episode of the Frontline Shift, @WHO's podcast, we discuss what it has taken to keep primary health care going in #Gaza
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@WHOoPt
Mar 31
Under the leadership of the Ministry of Health and with support from @eu_echo, @WHO has provided 6⃣ key hospitals in the #WestBank with essential medical supplies to strengthen their preparedness for mass casualty incidents and surges in medical emergencies, while also supporting
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