In this powerful episode of Dou’ Podcast, we shed light on the catastrophic humanitarian situation facing the health sector in Gaza. Amid war and a suffocating blockade, hospitals and medical staff are being systematically targeted. We hear directly from Dr. Mohammed Salha, Director of Al-Awda Hospital in Gaza and Dr. Jamil Fanouneh, Obstetrics and Gynecology Consultant at Al-Awda Hospital, who shares firsthand accounts of the daily struggles of healthcare workers fighting to save lives under unimaginable conditions.
Key messages shared by our guest:
- Gaza’s health sector is on the brink of collapse, with hospitals destroyed, critical shortages of medical supplies, and violations of international humanitarian law.
- Healthcare workers in Gaza are frontline defenders of life, operating amid severe shortages of electricity, medicine, and equipment, yet continuing to serve their communities.
- What’s unfolding in Gaza is a systematic destruction of the health infrastructure, carried out with alarming impunity.
- Al-Awda Hospital stands as a symbol of resilience, continuing to provide life-saving care thanks to the dedication of its staff and the support of local and international solidarity networks.
Dou’s key messages through this episode: Aligned with Dou’s mission to defend the right to life, dignity, and social justice in Palestine, this episode aims to:
- Expose the grave violations inflicted upon Gaza’s healthcare system and amplify the voices of those deprived of their fundamental right to health.
- Highlight that healthcare workers are essential pillars of community resilience, standing at the frontlines of Gaza’s struggle for survival and human dignity.
- Call for urgent national and international action to protect Gaza’s healthcare system and ensure hospitals are no longer treated as military targets.
- Reaffirm Dou’s belief that social peace cannot be achieved without safeguarding basic human rights, first and foremost the right to health and life.
Through this episode, Dou’ underscores that the voices from Gaza’s hospitals are not just cries of pain but urgent calls to action—calls that the world must answer.