{"id":12112,"date":"2021-02-25T11:15:11","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T16:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/?p=12112"},"modified":"2021-02-25T11:15:12","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T16:15:12","slug":"eradicating-kidney-stones-in-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/eradicating-kidney-stones-in-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"Eradicating Kidney Stones in Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Laura Schau-Tarazi is the grants and reports writer for CNEWA\u2019s Jerusalem office.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Economic woes and regular power shortages have exacerbated the Gaza Strip\u2019s water crisis. The only aquifer in the besieged enclave of 1.8 million people is grossly overused and has been degraded by saltwater intrusion and pollution for many years. Some Gazans can afford bottled water, yet most of the impoverished population relies on the undrinkable tap water. Multiple studies have linked the consumption of the sub-standard water to the rising rates of kidney stones in adults and the high incidence of diarrhea in children. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Gaza\u2019s main hospitals are overwhelmed with long waitlists for surgery, Al Ahli Arab Hospital, the only Christian general health care facility in the enclave, has sought to introduce an alternative, less invasive procedure that will provide greater and faster care for patients with kidney stones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A generous grant from the Dutch Lieutenancy of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem \u2014 secured by CNEWA\u2019s Jerusalem team in the amount of $14,501.70 \u2014 enabled Al Ahli to procure new percutaneous nephrolithotomy equipment. This equipment allows doctors to perform minimally invasive operations to remove large and complex kidney and ureteral stones. The procedure maximizes efficacy and safety, while minimizing a patient\u2019s blood loss, pain and recovery time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to the donation, Al-Ahli Arab Hospital now serves as a referral point for the procedure. CNEWA\u2019s longtime partner, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, better known as UNRWA, local insurance companies and other international agencies have begun to collaborate with Al Ahli Arab Hospital to schedule operations for critically ill patients who have been on hospital waitlists for months. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new equipment will facilitate 2,300 operations annually, which in turn will generate revenue that will cover the hospital\u2019s operational costs, including medical supplies and salaries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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