Interview with Kristil, Country Director for Palestine

The sixth EMT team consists of Herman Luhr, orthopedic surgeon Martin Bøhler, general surgeon Ann-Kristin Kappfjell El-nawsjhah, anesthesiologist and Alice Skår, OR nurse

A new Emergency Medical Team (EMT) has successfully entered Gaza to provide critical assistance. The team comprises orthopedists Geir Stray Andreassen and Odd Arild Ågedal, anesthesiologist Fadi Kabbouli, and OR nurse Alice Skår.

Her kommer en liten rapport etter tolv dager i Gaza, fra sykehusene Al Awda og Kamal Odwan.

“We were in contact with our colleagues in Gaza the first 3 weeks after the war in Gaza started, but now we have lost contact with them. We are very worried. Many of our friends and colleagues live in Beit Hanoun and have had to flee south with their families. We do not have direct information about the situation for women and children other than from the news and information we have from other wars and crisis.”

As a result of the ongoing conflict in Gaza the situation for the Palestinian people is catastrophic.  Over 1.1m people are displaced, 3000 dead and 12.500 wounded. And to make things worse, the number of medical professionals at risk is increasing.