Healthcare

Even in the midst of bombardment and destruction, Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City continued to be a safe haven for its neighbors. Throughout the 11-day war, Ahli – the only Christian hospital in the densely populated territory home to two million Palestinians – treated...

Dear Friends, Thank you for opening your hearts to those suffering in Gaza and Israel. Your financial support over the past eight days has been extraordinary. Thanks to you, the doors of Ahli Arab Hospital remain open to treat those injured by the horrific bombing.While...

“There’s no sleeping in Gaza.” – Suhaila Tarazi, director of Ahli Arab Hospital Click here for A Litany for the Restoration of Peace in the Holy Land Dear Friends, The disaster happening in Palestine and Israel is heartbreaking and tragic. Violence between Jews and Arabs...

and the friendship of many American friends Last fall when clergy and members of St. John’s Norwood in Chevy Chase, MD, learned that their friends at St. Luke’s Hospital in the northern West Bank city of Nablus needed to raise more than $114,000 to purchase...

COVID surge and lack of vaccine threaten to overwhelm healthcare systems in the West Bank and Gaza “The situation is really very scary in Gaza.” — Suhaila Tarazi, director of Ahli Arab Hospital Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) reported this week that hospitals in the West...

Updates from the West Bank, Gaza, and Zarqa, Jordan Episcopal Vocational and Technological Training Center (ETVTC) in Ramallah “We are glad to let you know that despite all the challenges that the world is facing through this pandemic, we at ETVTC are managing with full...

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...