Hamad Hospital in Gaza, built by Qatar, damaged in Israeli bombing

Doha: His Highness Sheikh Hamad Hospital for Rehabilitation and Prosthetics in Gaza, built by Qatar, is severely damaged in Israeli bombing and had to suspend its services. 

The hospital said on its twitter account that “damage to Hamad Hospital as a result of the continuous Israeli bombing of its surroundings,” and posted photos of the damaged surroundings.

“The attack negatively affected the hospital's services, forcing it to stop providing its services in order to save the lives of patients and working medical staff,” they added.

Israeli forces had earlier yesterday bombed Qatari Red Crescent Society building in the besieged Gaza Strip, which resulted in several deaths and injuries.

Israel had also bombed Al-Jalaa tower, which housed a number of media institutions, including Al-Jazeera offices in the Gaza Strip.

The Father Amir HH Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani Rehabilitation and Prosthetics Hospital was built with the funding of Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) and implemented by the National Committee for the Reconstruction of Gaza in cooperation with the Ministry of Public Health of Qatar, which had sent a number of doctors to operate and train the medical staff. They started operation in April 2019.

The hospital was built on an area of 12,000 square meters with a capacity of 100 beds, in addition to that it has a range of key departments to provide high-quality care according to international quality standards, including a prosthetics and amputee rehabilitation service, a physiotherapy service, an occupational therapy service, a nursing service, and a department for speech and swallowing disorder.

The hospital provides also a pediatric service. The hospital serves all Palestinian citizens with disabilities and special needs, focusing on the Gaza Strip because of the location of the hospital.

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