According to the action plan, surgeries are performed by local surgeons in the specialisations of urology for 50 patients and cleft lip/palate surgery for 60 children.
Varying from minor to medium-level cases, the beneficiaries were selected from the waiting lists of the Palestinian Ministry of Health (MoH). The project is hosted by PRCS hospitals in the cities of Al-Bireh and Hebron.
So far, some 28 and 31 surgeries have been performed for urology patients and cleft lip/palate patients respectively. At the same time, the list of medical equipment required for the target surgery departments was developed, and is currently being procured from the suppliers contracted under a public tender prior to the project’s start.
According to QRCS, this project addresses many issues suffered by the health care sector in the West Bank, including lack of qualified medical professionals and supplies, the many surgery delays or cancellations due to excessive demand on surgical services at MoH hospitals, and the high costs of treatment that the patients cannot afford, which may cause health complications.
