Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital

Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital
Map
Geography
LocationGaza Strip
Organisation
FundingBuilt by TIKA; Operated by the Ministry of Health
TypeSpecialist
Affiliated universityIslamic University of Gaza; Palestinian Ministry of Health
Services
Beds200
SpecialityOncology; Teaching
History
Construction started2011
Opened2020
Closed2023 (part of Israel-Hamas War)

The Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital is a hospital in Gaza, Palestine, built and equipped by the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA).

In 2010, the Board of Trustees of the Islamic University of Gaza approved its establishment as a training and research hospital in the Gaza Strip.[1] The construction of the Palestine-Turkey Friendship Hospital began in 2011. It was completed in 2017 at a total cost of 70 million US dollars.[1][2]

During the Israeli-imposed siege on the Gaza Strip, the hospital ran out of fuel. Gaza health officials reported that it shut down on November 1.[3] The hospital director also stated that the hospital was hit in an Israeli airstrike.[4] Since then, the Israeli Army has been using the location as a military base.[5]

Prior to its destruction, the hospital was the only hospital in Gaza equipped to serve cancer patients.[6]

Map

Facilities

The hospital was built at the campus of the Faculty of Medicine at the Islamic University of Gaza, which is located south of Gaza City. It has a total interior space of 33,400 sq. meters and consists of 8 interconnected blocks, with 4 operating rooms, intensive care units, laboratories, and 200 beds. In its full capacity, the hospital can serve up to 30,000 patients annually, as well as provide health training for 500 medical students, 800 nursing students, and 400 allied health services students per year.[2][7]

Operations

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital began to operate as an isolation and treatment facility. A provisional deed of transfer was issued and signed by TİKA and the Rectorate of the Islamic University of Gaza, with the Gaza authorities taking over on March 26, 2020.[1]

In November 2021, as the COVID-19 pandemic began to subside, the Gaza Ministry of Health began relocating oncology and oncology-related services from the different governmental hospitals in the Gaza Strip to the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital in a bid to "unify the diagnostic and treatment services in one specialized and integrated center".[7] The Hospital currently operates under a joint administration from IUG and the MoH.[8]

Gaza War

During the Gaza war, and amid the October 2023 Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip, the hospital was forced to shut down, despite being Gaza's only cancer hospital, after running out of fuel.[9] On October 30, hospital director Dr. Subhi Skaik stated the third floor of the hospital was hit in an Israeli airstrike.[4] The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the airstrike "in the strongest terms" on the same day, stating it was a violation of international law.[10]

The Israeli army also used the hospital as a military base in 2024, prompting rebuke from the Turkish government.[11][12]

  • A look at the southern entrance of the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital and the IUG Faculty of Medicine. The TIKA logo can be seen on the main entrance.
    A look at the southern entrance of the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital and the IUG Faculty of Medicine. The TIKA logo can be seen on the main entrance.
  • The Hospital and the IUG Faculty of Medicine buildings as the appear in an aerial view taken from the north-east.
    The Hospital and the IUG Faculty of Medicine buildings as the appear in an aerial view taken from the north-east.
  • View of the hospital from the north
    View of the hospital from the north
  • Outpatient clinics entrance
    Outpatient clinics entrance

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "The Hospital Built by TİKA in Gaza Will Give Hope to Palestinians in the Fight against the Coronavirus - TİKA". www.tika.gov.tr. Archived from the original on 2022-09-24. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  2. ^ a b "Achievements and Milestones – كلية الطب". Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  3. ^ "Gaza's Only Cancer Hospital Goes Out of Service - Health Officials =1 November 2023". Reuters.
  4. ^ a b "Israeli warplanes hit Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital in Gaza". TRT World. 2023-10-30. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  5. ^ Loveday Morris, Evan Hill, Samuel Granados, and Hazem Balousha (May 17, 2024). "What Israel's strategic corridor in Gaza reveals about its postwar plans". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 20, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "Regarding the Israeli Attacks Targeting the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital in Gaza". Republic of Turkiye Ministry of Affairs. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  7. ^ a b "MOH – Gaza: Completion of the first phase of transferring oncology treatment services to the Palestinian-Turkish Friendship Hospital". وزارة الصحة الفلسطينية (in Arabic). 2022-02-27. Archived from the original on 2022-10-07. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  8. ^ "MOH-Gaza, IUG sign an MOU to operate the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital". وزارة الصحة الفلسطينية (in Arabic). 2020-04-09. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  9. ^ "Israel-Hamas war: Gaza's only cancer hospital forced to close - as dozens killed in Israeli strikes". Sky news. 17 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Turkey condemns attack on Turkish-Palestinian hospital in Gaza". Reuters. 2023-10-30. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  11. ^ "Israeli Army Appears to Be Using Gaza Hospital, School as Bases, Washington Post Reports". Haaretz. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Turkey 'threatens' Israel with legal action after army uses Gaza hospital as base". New Arab. Retrieved 30 September 2024.

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