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Non-functional
Ophthalmic hospital
Facility Type
Speciality Hospital
Ownership type
Government sector
Governorates / District
Gaza
Address
Al-Nasr area – Al-Ayoun Street
Founding Year
1956
Facility director
Majed Hamada
Beds Capacity
32
Number of workers
156
List of medical specialties and services
Child health
Emergency medicine
Pharmacy
Diabetes services
Outpatient clinics
Laser
Optometry
Equipment and facilities
Ultrasound scan
Radiology
Laboratory services
Pharmacy
Corneal Tomography
Phacoemulsification
Corneal Cross-Linking System
Optical coherence tomography (OCT)
Description (About the Facility)

The Gaza Eye Hospital is a governmental hospital located west of Gaza City in the Nasr neighborhood. Established in 1965, on an area of 3,600 square meters, it is the only governmental hospital that provides specialized eye care services[1]. The number of its medical staff in 2022 was approximately 156 people, including 15 specialists and 18 general physicians. The hospital has a capacity of 32 beds[2].

Funding Details
In 2013: A number of modern diagnostic, therapeutic, and surgical devices were added to the Gaza Eye Hospital with a grant from the Qatar Red Crescent, as well as many surgical tools, supplies, and devices, including corneal topography, optical coherence tomography (OCT), fluorescein angiography (FFA), phacoemulsification device (PHACO), and a corneal stabilization device[3].

In 2020: Ministry of Health undersecretary Dr. Yousef Abu Al-Rish allocated $90,000 from the Ministry of Finance to purchase central air conditioning units for the hospital[4].
Effect of siege (2007 - 2023)

In 2013: The Ministry of Health opened the Cornea Clinic at the Gaza Eye Hospital[3]. 

In 2022: The Ministry of Health launched a cornea transplant project at the hospital, and within four months, 62 transplants were completed. 

In 2010: A team from the Medical Aid Society for Palestinians identified a series of training needs at the hospital, including ultrasound, fluorescein angiography, electrodiagnostic, and surgical skills. In addition, according to the team's report, the hospital could benefit from training in a systematic approach to quality control and infection control[5].

In 2019: The central air conditioning broke down, coinciding with the end of the referral of cases to community health hospitals through UNRWA. Once the referral program ended, the hospital started looking for alternatives to ensure continuity of service, so the ministry opened an emergency operating room at Al-Shifa Hospital until maintenance was completed, to perform internal eye operations such as cataracts and glaucoma. The operating room was equipped with medical staff and equipment from the Gaza Eye Hospital and began operating in November 2019. The surgical team went to great lengths to complete operations at Al-Shifa, preparing and examining patients at the Gaza Eye Hospital on an almost daily basis, and then heading to the operating room at al-Shifa[4].

narrative during this war

On October 8, 2023: Occupation forces bombed the vicinity of the Gaza Eye Hospital, causing damage to solar panels[6].

On November 1, 2023: Occupation forces fired thermobaric bombs that led to a fire at the hospital[7].

On November 5, 2023: Occupation forces bombed the area of the hospital with artillery and airstrikes causing damage[8].

On November 9, 2023: The Ministry of Health announced that the hospital was out of service due to a lack of fuel[9].

The main targeting and assaults During the genocide

Sources
  1. Al Jazeera Media Network, Encyclopedia
  2. Palestinian Ministry of Health Gaza, Annual Report 2022.
  3. Dunya Al Watan Online Newspaper, Press report .
  4. Dunya Al Watan Online Newspaper, Press report.
  5. Relief Web Information Portal, quoted from Medical Aid for Palestinians, News release.
  6. Palestinian Ministry of Health, Report. 
  7. Al Mayadeen News Channel, News release.
  8. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Report.
  9. Watan News Agency, Press report.