Project profile — Gaza Crisis - humanitarian support - Canadian Red Cross 2023

October 2023 - In response to the urgent and increasing humanitarian needs in Gaza, the West Bank, and neighboring regions, Global Affairs Canada is contributing to the Canadian Red Cross’s appeal for the humanitarian crisis in the Middle East. With GAC’s support, the capacity of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) will be improved to deliver emergency medical services in the West Bank and Gaza. A mobile health clinic will provide support to remote communities, with a focus on women’s health, sexual and reproductive health, including family planning, and sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). Field medical posts will also be established and equipped to provide emergency medical services to communities unable to access healthcare facilities in the West Bank. In Gaza, mobile teams will provide home based health rehabilitation services to people with traumatic injuries and disabilities.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) improved access to life-saving humanitarian assistance by affected and displaced persons of the Gaza and West Bank crisis; and (2) enhanced capacity of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in the Middle East to respond to the evolving emergency and ongoing crisis. The expected ultimate outcome is lives saved, suffering alleviated, and human dignity maintained in areas experiencing humanitarian crises or acute food insecurity.

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