Medicine is being invented in Gaza
Summary
Medical students in Gaza are learning medicine in challenging conditions due to the destruction of universities. They attend lectures by older students and learn improvised medical techniques because of the lack of medical supplies in hospitals.Key Facts
- Medical students in Gaza have to study in hospitals instead of universities.
- They watch lectures on mobile phones with limited lighting.
- Older medical students give practical lessons as part of training.
- Hospitals are overcrowded, with patients lying in corridors.
- Students are learning to invent medical solutions due to equipment shortages.
- One case involved using chlorine to sterilize a wound due to lack of supplies.
- A doctor had to perform an amputation without anaesthesia using kitchen tools during an emergency.
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