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Hayfa Charity Hospital
Facility Type
General Hospital
Ownership type
NGO
Governorates / District
Gaza
Address
Al-Zahraa City – near Al Sakhra trade center, Salah Al Deen St, Gaza Strip, Palestine
Founding Year
2003
Facility director
Jabr Eliwa
Beds Capacity
10
List of medical specialties and services
Reception and emergency
Laboratory services
Pharmacy
Pediatric surgery
Orthopedic surgery
General surgery
Urological surgery
Ear, nose and throat
Orthopedics
Optometry
Obstetrics and gynaecology
Diabetes and endocrinology
Cardiovascular medicine
Dermatology
Dentistry
Therapeutic nutrition
Physiotherapy
Internal medicine
Respiratory medicine
Description (About the Facility)

The Haifa Charity Hospital is a non-governmental community hospital established in 2003, located in Gaza City in the eastern Tuffah neighborhood, among several densely populated areas with low-income residents. It has a capacity of 10 beds and 22 specialized outpatient clinics. The hospital, which mainly specializes in endoscopy and lithotomy, is managed by the Haifa Charitable Medical Center Association, a Palestinian NGO and non-profit association. The association is active in the field of developing medical services and health education and was established to respond to the urgent needs in the community for medical services, especially in light of the low standard of living of many residents of Gaza and the high cost of medical services. The organization provides medical services to poor families at nominal prices and aims to provide health services in low-income areas[1].

Funding Details
The Haifa Charity Hospital launches fundraising campaigns to complete projects through its social media pages.
Effect of siege (2007 - 2023)

In 2010: Al-Khubra Consulting and Development established a dental clinic at the Haifa Charity Hospital as part of a project to provide community health centers and hospitals with medical equipment and supplies, funded by the Tahya Palestine Foundation[2].

In 2019: A project to develop urological endoscopy services in the Gaza Strip was established with the support of the Qatar Red Crescent, and the Haifa Charity Hospital was covered under this project[3]. 

In 2022 and 2023: The hospital launched the Children with Disabilities Program, providing physiotherapy services, surgeries, and assistive devices to children under the age of 16 from families without a stable source of income[4].

In 2023: the International Islamic Charity Organization launched a project to provide the hospital's Surgical Endoscopy Department with an integrated endoscopy unit for the stomach, colon, and respiratory system[5].

narrative during this war

On November 1, 2023: the Gaza Media Office reported that the Haifa Charity Hospital was out of service[6].

On April 17, 2024: The hospital’s administration announced via Facebook that the hospital had reopened, providing reception and emergency, laboratory, dental and optical services[7].

On June 22, 2024: Occupation forces targeted an entire residential block in the vicinity of the hospital[8]

The main targeting and assaults During the genocide

Haifa Charity Hospital goes out of service

The Gaza Media Office reported that the Haifa Charity Hospital was out of service.

Haifa Charity Hospital partially resumes operations

The hospital's administration announced via Facebook that the hospital had reopened, providing reception and emergency, laboratory, dental and optical services.

Sources
  1. Haifa Charity Hospital, Website.
  2. Ma'an News Agency, News release. 
  3. Relief Web Information Portal, quoting Qatar Red Crescent,  News release.
  4. Haifa Charity Hospital, Facebook.
  5. International Islamic Charity Organization, Website.
  6. Al-Mamlaka Channel, News release.
  7. Haifa Charity Hospital, Facebook.
  8. Palestinian Media Center, Platform X, formerly Twitter.
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