Sheikh Hamad Hospital in Gaza starts electronic limbs project – The Peninsula

Sheikh Hamad Hospital in Gaza starts electronic limbs project – The Peninsula

Gaza: H H Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani Hospital for Rehabilitation and Prosthetics in Gaza, funded by Qatar Fund For Development (QFFD), announced the launch of the electronic upper limb fitting for children and young people of Gaza with the aim of helping them lead their normal lives and integrate into the community.

Chairman of Board of Directors of the Hospital and QFFD Representative Sultan bin Ahmed Al Asiri, said the project to install the upper electronic limbs is the first of its kind in Palestine and the Middle East. It comes within the vision of QFFD in support of the Palestinians and to complement the journey of giving.

He added during a press conference held at the hospital premises, “The project includes the installation of advanced upper prosthetic limbs that are directly controlled through nerves. This project targets forty amputees in the Gaza Strip, in two phases.”

He continued: “The first phase of the project was implemented during the current visit of the Qatari medical delegation and included the installation of upper prosthetic limbs for 20 amputees, while work will be done on the second phase in a subsequent visit to the delegation during the current year.”

For his part, Dr. Khaled