QRCS doctors in Gaza perform 18,927 medical interventions since eruption of war

Doha: Dr. Raed Al Arini Thoracic Surgery Consultant hired by Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) in Gaza, saved the life of Moaz (13), a Palestinian chi...

Doha: Dr. Raed Al Arini Thoracic Surgery Consultant hired by Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) in Gaza, saved the life of Moaz (13), a Palestinian child hit by shrapnel during a bombing of his district in Central Gaza Governorate.

Upon his arrival at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital’s emergency department, the badly injured boy was immediately sent to the operating room for a life-saving surgery.

“When entered into the hospital, Moaz was really shocked and scared,” said Dr. Al-Arini. “Clinical examinations clearly showed a direct shrapnel wound in the chest. With my medical assistants, I performed an emergency surgery to stop the bleeding and repair the damage. He is currently at the thoracic surgery ICU department, and his family were told that he would recover soon, but he had to stay hospitalized for a few days to receive necessary postoperative care”.

QRCS’s thoracic surgery consultant warned against a complete collapse of the health system, with many health services halted as a result of the bombing of hospitals and health workers.

At the same time, there are large numbers of critical injuries that require urgent interventions, while the doctors have insufficient medical supplies and equipment to save the patients.