Healthcare

Three weeks.  That’s the time it took for the clergy and concerned members of St. John’s Norwood Church in Chevy Chase, Maryland, to raise more than $114,000 to fully fund a critically needed 4D ultrasound machine for St. Luke’s Hospital in the northern West Bank...

As our brothers and sisters across the Holy Land live with the threat of a widespread COVID-19 outbreak, they also must negotiate the devastating impact that intermittent shutdowns and the disappearance of tourism have had on the economies in the region. In recent months, American...

Gaza will soon enter its seventh week of lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since August more than 2,500 people have tested positive and the healthcare system – already deteriorating from 13 years of blockade and deep cuts in international aid – is overwhelmed. But...

On September 13, 2020, John Lent, executive director of American Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem (AFEDJ), spoke with members of Westmoreland United Church of Christ in Bethesda, Maryland, about the state of healthcare in Gaza and the West Bank, the impact of COVID...

Dear Friends, News from Gaza this morning is grim. The Palestinian Ministry of Health reported five deaths and 98 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. This brings the number of active cases to 596.  For the first six months of the pandemic,...

Suhaila Tarazi, general director of Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City, talks with AFEDJ’s John Lent about the mission of the hospital and current conditions in Gaza. The conversation took place via Zoom on July 9, 2020. Ahli Arab Hospital, the only Christian hospital in...

What’s it like right now in Jerusalem, the West Bank, Gaza, Israel, and Jordan? Ramallah, West BankArab Evangelical Episcopal SchoolAs with other schools in the West Bank, AEES, a K-12 academic school, moved to online instruction for its 840 students in March when the Palestinian...

Your donations provide critical emergency support to Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza, St. Luke’s Hospital in the West Bank city of Nablus, and the Archbishop’s Fund to help impoverished families. Thanks to your generosity the Diocese of Jerusalem is better able to respond to the...

In the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza, the hardship brought by the coronavirus pandemic is compounded by the struggles Palestinians face every day. The challenges of economic instability, travel restrictions, limited access to water and electricity, and a deteriorating healthcare system are daunting, but...

Update: April 2, 2020 Thank you for your help in this emergency One of the best things about AFEDJ donors is the passion you feel for the people and institutions you support in the Holy Land. When the call goes out, you respond. Thanks to...