The East Jerusalem Hospitals Network

The East Jerusalem Hospitals Network (EJHN) was established in 1997 under the initiative, leadership, and guidance of the late Faisal Husseini, with a strategic vision to unify the health sector in East Jerusalem and consolidate the presence of its hospitals into a network that could highlight their roles collectively within the Palestinian health care delivery […]

Augusta Victoria Hospital

By: Walid Nammour

Located in the heart of Al-Quds/Jerusalem, at the top of the Mount of Olives, Augusta Victoria Hospital (AVH) is a program of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Department for World Service. It was established in partnership with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) as a major […]

Makassed Islamic Charitable Society Hospital

Fifty Years of Excellence and Development in the Holy City of Jerusalem

By: Courtesy of Makassed Islamic Charitable Society

Fifty years ago, on one of the hilltops of the Holy City of Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives, a group of Palestinian benefactors, residents of Jerusalem, succeeded in preserving and safeguarding the hospital’s building structure – begun in 1964 by the Makassed Islamic Charitable Society − following raids by the Israeli occupation forces in the year […]

Readers’ Opinions 1

Staying Healthy in Palestine

In a bid to engage our readers, wherever they reside, TWiP sent four questions related to health, which is the focus of this issue, to those on our mailing list. The number of responses we received was truly overwhelming, and we must apologize for not being able to publish all of them. Below are responses […]

The Jerusalem Princess Basma Centre

By: Courtesy of the Princess Basma Center

Established in 1965, the Jerusalem Princess Basma Centre (JPBC), located on Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives, is a charitable, nongovernmental, nonprofit organization under the auspices of the Anglican Episcopal Church within the Diocese of Jerusalem. JPBC envisions increased access to quality health services and inclusive education for all Palestinian children with disabilities (CWD), and an increase […]

On the Frontline of Health Care Services in Palestine

The Palestine Red Crescent Society Hospital

By: Abdullah Sabri

The Palestine Red Crescent Society Hospital, established in 1953, is one of the leading providers of maternity care and gynecological services in the Palestinian territory. In addition to its maternity, gynecology, dentistry, and pediatric clinics, as well as the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), the hospital runs an emergency care station with ambulance services. Our […]

Readers’ Opinions 2

The second question we asked our readers is about their diet. TWiP’s team is pleased to know that most of you eat relatively healthy food! Special thanks to Bo Schack, previous head of UNRWA in Gaza, for his honest, yet sad response. He wrote “My health improved when I left Gaza.” Question: On a scale […]

St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group

Saving Sight and Changing Lives for Almost 140 Years

By: Peter Khoury Ahmad Ma’ali

Having healthy vision offers a window to a world of opportunities. At St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group, our aim is to end preventable blindness throughout Palestine, and we have been doing so since 1882 by providing eye care to all, regardless of race, religion, or ability to pay. It has […]

Saint Joseph Hospital

By: Courtesy of Saint Joseph Hospital

Since their arrival in the Holy Land in 1848, the Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Apparition have been involved in offering education and health services to the residents of this country. Following Christ’s example, the congregation and the hospital are committed to the destitute, the impoverished, and the afflicted. They provide compassionate care to all, […]

Caritas Baby Hospital

By: Issa Bandak

It is no surprise, for those who know us well, that Caritas Baby Hospital (CBH) was awarded the third level of the Patient Safety Friendly Hospital Initiative earlier this year. The World Health Organization (WHO) launched this initiative for the Eastern Mediterranean Region in 2008. In the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), WHO partnered with the […]

Readers’ Opinions 3

Staying Healthy in Palestine

The third question we asked was about the Palestinian health-care system. We can’t say that we were surprised by the generally negative impression that local Palestinians, in particular, have towards their health-care system. Not to justify the rather weak position of our health system, but we truly believe that many of its woes are the […]

A Chronic Struggle

Health in Gaza

By: Gerald Rockenschaub

Staying healthy has been a challenge for many Palestinians in Gaza. More than ten years of blockade have led to a grave deterioration of the social determinants of health: water from the aquifer is contaminated and unfit for human consumption; sewage flows largely untreated into the Mediterranean, increasing the risk of waterborne disease outbreaks; and […]

Communicating on Noncommunicable Diseases

How to Fight the Leading Cause of Death in Palestine

By: Courtesy of Palestinian National Institute of Public Health

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are chronic, long-duration, slowly progressing, and non-transmittable diseases. The main types are cardiovascular, respiratory, cancer, and diabetes mellitus,*1 with mental health recently added by the World Health Organization.*2 NCDs are currently replacing infectious diseases to become a major threat to the health and well-being of people around the world.*3 Such an epidemiological […]

The Role of Nutrition and Lifestyle

Health in Palestine

By: Tala Khoury

Nutrition and people’s health in Palestine have changed tremendously over the last few decades due to changing political and economic conditions in the region, the increased access to and use of technology, and the advent (or should we say infiltration) of globalization. The traditional lifestyle of walking, growing one’s own food, and preparing household meals […]

Readers’ Opinions 4

Staying Healthy in Palestine

The last question we asked had to do with the environment. To be honest, we are proud of our readers, and we respect all of you; but we have profound respect for our local Palestinian readers who are conscientious about the environment despite the daily challenges that are too numerous to count. A huge thank […]

Mental Health in Occupied Palestine

By: Yoa’d Ghanadry-Hakim

Just as the people of any other nation in the world, Palestinians suffer from mental disorders and emotional difficulties that require professional intervention. Yet, these afflictions constitute some of the most significant and least acknowledged health problems in the occupied Palestinian territory. While national statistics show a continuous rise in the percentage of mental health […]

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Message From the editor

Good health is to a great extent a precious gift and certainly one of the most determining factors of life quality. It is important, however, to remind ourselves how much influence we have in this matter. What and how we eat, the thoughts we repeat and perpetuate, and how much we engage in physical activity […] more

Heed, O Israel

I suspect that a lot has happened between the time I first wrote this column and today as you’re reading it. In my opinion, the argument will go something like this: a couple of missiles on Tel Aviv last week and another one this morning leave Israel no choice but to retaliate; particularly since the […] more

In the Limelight

Artist of the Month

Riham Isaac

Riham Isaac, a performance artist, actress, and theater director, didn’t know what path her career would take when she completed her BA in physiotherapy at Arab American University in 2005. As she started to get involved in her university’s drama club, she realized a strong connection between her interest in kinesthetics and her lifelong affinity […]

Personality of the Month

Walid Nammour

In September 2015, the Augusta Victoria Board of Governance named Mr. Walid Nammour as the new CEO of the hospital. A Palestinian refugee born in the Old City of Jerusalem, Walid brings more than 25 years of expertise in health care and hospital executive and strategic management analysis to Augusta Victoria Hospital. Trained in England […]

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