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Healthcare Access Initiative

  • $120,000
  • $0.00
  • Budget
  • Budget Collected
  • Status:
  • Start Date:
  • End Date:
  • Country:
  • In progress
  • September, 2024
  • June, 2025
  • Gaza, Palestine
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The Problem:

In Gaza, access to healthcare for children is critically low. Hospitals are overwhelmed, underfunded, and struggle to meet the demands of the population. Children often suffer from preventable illnesses and injuries, with many unable to receive life-saving treatments due to shortages of medical supplies, equipment, and specialized care.

Moreover, many hospitals and clinics in Gaza are either partially destroyed or under-equipped, leaving healthcare workers overwhelmed and unable to meet the demand for life-saving care. Medical evacuations are rare due to border restrictions, meaning children who require specialized care have few, if any, options. Without intervention, many children face lifelong disabilities or death from otherwise treatable conditions.

Our Solution:

The Healthcare Access Initiative will focus on overcoming barriers to medical care for children in Gaza by directly addressing the shortage of medical supplies, equipment, and professional care. Our plan involves multiple levels of intervention to strengthen the local healthcare infrastructure while providing immediate care to children in need:

  • Medical Supply Distribution: We will procure and deliver essential medical supplies, such as antibiotics, insulin, asthma inhalers, and other life-saving medications that are currently scarce in Gaza’s hospitals.
  • Mobile Medical Clinics: In areas where access to hospitals is limited or disrupted, we will deploy mobile medical units equipped with diagnostic tools, medications, and a team of healthcare professionals.
  • Emergency Surgery and Specialized Care: For children in need of urgent surgeries, such as those with war-related injuries or congenital conditions, we will cover the costs and logistics of these procedures.
  • Training and Capacity Building: To create a long-term impact, we will invest in the training of local healthcare professionals.

Through these efforts, our goal is not only to address immediate health concerns but also to strengthen the local healthcare system, making it more resilient and capable of handling future crises.

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