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STORY: WHO / GAZA MEDICAL EVACUATION
TRT: 05:45
SOURCE: WHO
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT WHO ON SCREEN
LANGUAGES: ARABIC / NATS
DATELINE: 09 APRIL 2025, EUROPEAN GAZA HOSPITAL, RAFAH
1. Various shots, patients and companions at the hospital, being briefed by the WHO team, whilst waiting to board the evacuation convoy buses and ambulances
2. Various shots, Sujoud and her son Sanad, sitting on a mattress on the floor, Sanad crying and Sujoud soothing him
3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Sujoud Salman, mother of patient Sanad:
“We went for his first week check-up, and the doctor discovered that there was something in his heart. We went to Al-Sahaba medical complex, and they informed us that he has a small hole in the heart. Doctors have examined him and did an echocardiogram and also discovered that he has a blood pressure condition that’s caused by a small blockage in his aorta, and that requires surgery.”
4. Close up shot, Sujoud holding her son Sanad
5. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Sujoud Salman, mother of patient Sanad:
“God willing. I mean, I hope that my son recovers and we return to our home and country after his treatment.”
6. Med shot, patient Ibn sitting on a bed
7. Close up shot, Ibn’s feet
8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mohammed Fayez Al-Helou, father of patient Ibn:
“My son suffered multiple fractures in both legs. He has torn ligaments in his left leg. Ligaments were torn in all four toes. He has a gap in his foot as well. Ligaments, and the bone were ruptured. His right leg was hit by a missile wing and it completely crumbled 8 cm of his leg. Doctors did their best to fix what they can, but they couldn’t treat him completely.”
9. Med shot, Ibn and Mohammed sitting on a bed and looking at each other
10. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mohammed Fayez Al-Helou, father of patient Ibn:
“The doctors informed us that he won’t be able to get treatement here, and that we should work on getting him a referral to get him for abroad treatment. We did the referral, and thank God it all worked out, and he’s heading out to get treatment abroad.”
11. Med shot, health worker examining Ibn’s injuries
12. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ibn Al-Helou, patient:
“I wish I could stand on my feet again and play football like all the other kids and people.”
Note: see later shots of Ibn being moved on a stretcher.
13. Med shot, Maher and his daughter Jana sitting on a hospital bed
14. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Maher Dawoud Hassan, father of patient Jana:
“She had two open heart surgeries, the first one when she was 20 days old, and the second one when she was 4 years old. They informed us then that when she grows up, she will be needing another surgery, so when she reached 11 years old, we applied for a referral so she could have her surgery.”
15. Med shot, Jana sitting on a hospital bed
16. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Maher Dawoud Hassan, father of patient Jana:
“I was relieved that she’s finally going to have her surgery, and of course thanks for helping us.”
17. Various shots, patients on stretchers (including patient Ibn) being wheeled to ambulances
18. Med shot, patients and companions walking to and boarding a bus
19. Various shots, patients (including patient Jana) and companions seated on a bus being briefed by WHO, Jana waves from the window
20. Various shots, the convoy preparing and departing the hospital, heading towards the Kerem Shalom crossing point
On Apr 9, WHO in collaboration with the EU supported the medical evacuation of 18 patients to Norway, Malta, Luxembourg, and Romania via Kerem Shalom. 29 companions travelled with the patients.
With the Rafah crossing closed since 18 March and daily medical evacuations suspended, far too few patients are able to leave Gaza for the urgent care they desperately need. 10,500 -12,500 patients in Gaza still need medical evacuation.
WHO urgently calls for the immediate resumption of medical evacuations through all possible routes, including the restoration of medical referrals to the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
