Thousands of patients across Gaza are living with complex wounds that require specialized care, while hospitals continue to operate under extraordinary constraints.
The Gaza Strip is facing one of the most severe wound care crises in recent history. Siege, repeated mass casualty events, and the near-collapse of essential infrastructure have left tens of thousands of people living with complex trauma injuries, chronic wounds, and life-threatening infections.
Hospitals are overwhelmed, and essential wound care supplies—including sterile dressings, antiseptic solutions, and surgical instruments—are critically scarce. At the same time, displacement, contaminated water, and deteriorating sanitation conditions are driving a surge in wound infections that are increasingly difficult to control.
Many injuries that would normally heal with standard treatment are now becoming chronic, non-healing, and life-threatening. Malnutrition, weakened immune systems, and repeated forced displacement further increase the risk of infection, disability, and preventable amputations.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health has identified complex wound care as an essential component of emergency and early recovery health services in Gaza.