The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) provided funding to the Emergency Medical Assistance Program for the purchase of necessary emergency medical equipment.
The installation of this new emergency medical equipment at the Sheikh Zayed Hospital in Ramallah was celebrated at an event which highlighted the hospital’s increased capability to respond to health crises thanks to the new medical machines. The donated equipment, valued at over $125,000, included anesthesia equipment, a blood gas analyzer, a blood pressure machine, ECG equipment, and a vital signs monitor. As part of the same assistance package, the hospital will receive additional medical equipment next month. Earlier this year, the hospital received over $130,000 worth of medical accessories and disposables, including thermometers, catheters and would dressings.
USAID’s Emergency Medical Assistance Program is a $30 million initiative, which provides emergency assistance to alleviate medical shortages at Palestinian hospitals and health clinics and thus contributes to the well-being of tens of thousands of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Since 1993, USAID has provided more than $1.7 billion in US economic assistance to Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza.
The Sheikh Zayed Hospital is the only emergency hospital in the West Bank and Gaza. Through these medical equipment donations, USAID aims to provide rapid assistance to respond to the most important Palestinian health needs.
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