Healthcare

While the leaders of Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza rarely start the day with good news, one morning in mid-May was the exception for Ahli’s director, Suhaila Tarazi. She awoke to word that the American Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem (AFEDJ) was awarded...

Thanks to AFEDJ Trustee, the Rev. Matthew Dayton-Welch, for taking time during his pilgrimage to interview Ms Sondos, a participant with her daughter in the Mother Empowerment Program at Princess Basma Center in East Jerusalem. A signature program of Princess Basma, this two- to three-week...

Recently-released research on child welfare in Gaza by the Norwegian Refugee Council makes for sobering reading. Researchers studied the welfare of children since the right-of-return demonstrations at the border began in the spring of 2018. The report finds that “68 percent of schoolchildren in areas close to...

Ms Suhaila Tarazi, director of Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City, talked with AFEDJ’s John Lent in East Jerusalem on February 27, 2019. She spoke about the dire conditions the people of Gaza encounter each day and, in this video, about the challenges staff of...

More from Episcopal News Service on how recent U.S. cuts in aid affect the lives of Palestinians, including those served by Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City and Princess Basma Center for Disabled Children in East Jerusalem. Please consider making a donation though our secure,...

When the outpatient clinic at Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza collapsed into its foundation in early December, it seemed like the culmination of anannus horribilis for the 120 year-old institution. Clashes at the border and deep unrest in Gaza last spring, the effects of U.S. cuts...

As the only charitable hospital in the West Bank city of Nablus (population 350,000), St. Luke’s Hospital, which is owned and operated by the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem, depended on a fully-functional ambulance to offer safe transport of its patients. In 2017 alone, its 15...

At 2 p.m. on December 6, Suhaila Tarazi, Director of the Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza, was stunned to receive word that the 120-year-old outpatient clinic located on the hospital grounds suffered a complete and catastrophic collapse. No one was injured in the disaster. According to Hanna...

Leaders from Ahli Hospital in Gaza and the Princess Basma Center in East Jerusalem join AFEDJ Board Chair Bishop Barry Beisner to talk about the drastic impact U.S. cuts in aid will have on the humanitarian institutions of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem.

AFEDJ Executive Director John Lent and Communications Director Heidi Shott sat down recently with hosts of the Diocese of Connecticut’s podcast, Coffee Hour at the Commons. They talked about the institutions AFEDJ supports, what surprises the region holds for visitors, and how this work informs their...