MiST Director, Dr. Sohail Khan has full backing from the Minister of Health in Gaza, and our plans are set to transform the local health care system.
Currently those in need of limb care and other specialist treatment must travel out of Gaza to Jordan, Egypt, Israel even Sweden - patients are fortunate to secure visas and follow up care is non-existent.
Our plan involves setting up an education centre within the European Gaza Hospital. Working in partnership with Edge Hill Hospital, Manchester and Islamic University of Gaza with funding from the Qatari Red Crescent and Human Appeal International.
British doctors will be teaching modules for individualised diploma programmes utilising e-learning, local mentors, regular assessments and tutorials. Each month a MiST surgeon with Orthopaedic sub-speciality interest will work with students and patients in theatre practice.
And because we are able to work in partnerships, MiST can offer transformative limb construction for £40 not £4000 with follow-up care.
The aim is to train local surgeons in a speciality and they in turn will act as mentors for other junior surgeons across the Gaza Strip.
Eventually Gaza will be able to supply its' own specialist limb care in local Trauma Centres. Once in place, these Trauma Centres will be the only recognised Limb Reconstruction Units in the Middle East!
It is not improbable to expect a flood of visa applications to access Gazas' new and promising skill base.
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