WHO / GAZA IMC FIELD HOSPITAL

As hostilities escalate in Rafah, hospitals already under pressure are struggling to cope with the surge of injuries. The International Medical Corps (IMC) field hospital is receiving 600-700 patients a day—over three times the expected load. WHO

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:03:32
• Production Date: 15 February 2024
• Asset Language: English
• Corporate Name: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION - WHO
• Subject Topical: HEALTH; HOSPITALS
• Geographic Subject: GAZA
• MAMS Id: 3173943
• Parent Id: 3173943
• Alternate Title: unifeed240215d

Description

STORY: WHO / GAZA IMC FIELD HOSPITAL
TRT: 3:32
SOURCE: WHO
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT WHO ON SCREEN
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 13 FEBRUARY 2024, IMC FIELD HOSPITAL, RAFAH, GAZA

Shotlist

1. Various shots, a patient being cared for and being loaded into a Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance to be transferred for further care
2. Various shots, ambulance departing as more injured people arrive.
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Richard Peeperkorn, WHO Representative, Occupied Palestinian Territory:
“Just established field hospitals when they open t hey expected to have 200 patients per day. Very quickly they receive between 600 and 700 patients a day, of this 40 percent is trauma. And this trauma is by far the biggest component even in the short period we have been the last hour, we saw a number of ambulances rushing in with the most, well, the most, the most severe trauma cases.”
4. Various shots, WHO on site, in discussion with International Medical Corps (IMC) colleagues
5. Various shots, patients at the field hospital including children
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Richard Peeperkorn, WHO Representative, Occupied Palestinian Territory:
“This hospital here in Rafah is a very well functional Field hospital from IMC. Seventy plus beds. A willingness to expand with another 150 beds.”
7. Various shots, medical supplies being organized
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Richard Peeperkorn, WHO Representative, Occupied Palestinian Territory:
“We have seen this, of course, with other hospitals where military activities come close to a hospital. Staff cannot attend to hospital. Patients cannot access the hospital. WHO cannot bring in their supplies. And the hospital very quickly becomes partially functional, barely functional and non-functional. This is one of the hospitals we need. And we need to, we need to keep it for a long time.”
9. Various shots of medical supplies from WHO being organized

Storyline

As hostilities escalate in Rafah, hospitals already under pressure are struggling to cope with the surge of injuries. The International Medical Corps (IMC) field hospital is receiving 600-700 patients a day—over three times the expected load.