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STORY: WHO / GAZA REHABILITATION NEEDS
TRT: 03:51
SOURCE: WHO
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT WHO ON SCREEN
LANGUAGES: ARABIC / NATS
DATELINE: 01 OCTOBER 2025, AL-AQSA MARTYRS HOSPITAL, DEIR AL-BALAH, GAZA
1. Wide shot, busy hospital entrance area
2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Dr Muhammad Al-Mahrouq, Deputy Head, Physical Therapy Department, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital:
“As a result of the war on Gaza, there have been injuries, including multiple fractures, burns, amputations, and spinal cord injuries.”
3. Wide shot, busy hospital corridor, people sitting on beds, standing, talking
4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Dr Muhammad Al-Mahrouq, Deputy Head, Physical Therapy Department, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital:
“The current challenges we face are a shortage of equipment and resources, as well as a high number of cases and overcrowding, which makes it difficult for us to provide the best possible service.”
5. Med shot, queue of women, hospital entrance area
6. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Dr Muhammad Al-Mahrouq, Deputy Head, Physical Therapy Department, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital:
“We need some electrical devices that are used to give some pain relief to the patients, such as the Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) device that is used to block pain signals, and provide pain relief during the amputation process for the patients.”
7. Various shots, patient Yousef profile, Yousef’s amputation
8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Youssef Hassan, patient:
“As you can see, I have an amputation, and an injury to in the liver; they had to operate 4 times, I also have an injury in my head. I need medicine and treatment; I suffer a lot from needles; it takes 15 tries for cannula to work out. I need treatment outside of the country so I can live my life and move on with my life and future, I have no one left, my entire family died, am truly alone, and am the only survivor.”
9. Med shot, Yousef sitting on bed, his amputation visible
10. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Youssef Hassan, patient:
“I am always sitting here, my friend comes over, and we chat, we also sit by the door, and sometimes we go out. I can’t work either. I still have more operations needed; they need to install a rod in my leg; I had external an external fixator which was removed a month ago. They still need to install a rod as I have an infection in my leg, they also need to amputate 5cm from it as well.”
11. Various shots, Yousef sitting on bed, Yousef’s injuries
12. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Youssef Hassan, patient:
“I hope they help me travel outside to get treated; get a prosthetic limb and do the necessary surgeries so I can walk again, and move in my life, and be able to count on myself, and work.”
13. Various shots, phone screen showing patient Yousef before his injuries, patient Fadi lying on hospital bed, Fadi’s father Nour talking to him
14. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Nour El Din Fathi Muhammad Nasr, father of patient Fadi:
“My son was injured by a quadcopter missile that blasted the entire area of the neck and vessels as well.”
15. Med shot, Fadi’s father Nour talking to him
16. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Nour El Din Fathi Muhammad Nasr, father of patient Fadi:
“The injury affected his left arm, and his ability to move, therefore he can’t move around without the help of the family; for instance, if he wants to go to the bathroom or something, he can’t without someone helping him. We have also been informed that his arm’s treatment is only available outside the country, as it requires peripheral nerve surgery, and it’s only available outside the country.”
17. Close up, patient Fadi lying on hospital bed, looking at the camera
18. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Nour El Din Fathi Muhammad Nasr, father of patient Fadi:
“Actually, his psychological health is bad, I even asked the hospital for psychological support. The kid is traumatized; he hasn’t slept at night for the past three weeks.”
19. Various shots, Fadi lying on hospital bed, drip.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), nearly 42 000 people in the Gaza Strip have life-changing injuries caused by the ongoing conflict.
One in four of these injuries are in children - latest WHO estimates released today (2 Oct).
Life-changing injuries account for one quarter of all reported injuries of a total of 167 376 people injured since October 2023.
Over 5000 people have faced amputation.
To ensure access to care and scale up health services, including rehabilitation, there must be: urgent protection of health care; unhindered access to fuel and supplies; removal of restrictions on the entry of essential medical items, including assistive devices.
Above all, WHO calls for an immediate ceasefire.
