When conflict overwhelmed Gaza's health system, the pressure on trauma care became almost unimaginable. In this episode, three experts who were on the ground speak with WHO: a national emergency medical team leader, a WHO EMT coordinator, and a WHO trauma surgeon. Together, they recount what it took to treat the injured — triaging patients amidst insecurity, transferring them from hospitals that were near active conflict, making impossible decisions in real time, and keeping care going when supplies, staff, and safety were all running out. From the story of one patient moved three times across a collapsing health system, to the role of the national emergency medical team in keeping Shifa Hospital functioning, this episode is human account of resilience to keep health care going.

Hosted by:

• Dr Egmond Evers, Health Emergencies Team Lead, WHO occupied Palestinian territory
• Dr Luca Pigozzi, Acting In Charge Gaza, WHO occupied Palestinian territory

Production:

• Bisma Akbar, Team Lead Communications, WHO occupied Palestinian territory
• Qasem Tobal, Communications Officer, WHO occupied Palestinian territory