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The only dutch surgeon in Gaza 🇵🇸, Geertje Govaert, who performs daily surgeries at the field hospital of the Red Cross in Rafah says:
“You hear the explosions, the ambulances, and then you know: soon there will be more wounded men, women, and children on the operating table. Often, you hear the sound first — and then you see the damage.”
“Civilian casualties keep coming. People of all ages end up on my operating table.” Geertje recounts having to operate on a 7-month old baby with horrific wounds, something that deeply affected her.
Roughly 90% of patients arriving are wounded by explosives. Many others come in with gunshot wounds.
Geertje is also noticing a new pattern of injuries: small metal fragments that pierce straight through bodies.
“We work double shifts and improvise where necessary. But it’s getting harder and harder to improvise, because there’s a shortage of everything — sutures, antibiotics, painkillers, even disinfectant gel.”
Geertje stresses that the situation in Gaza is really bad: “There needs to be more attention on what’s happening here. People have no medicine. No food. No safe place to live. And yet, we try to provide care every single day.”
She urges the international community to recognize the urgent needs — not just today, but also tomorrow.
“Without help, we can’t continue doing our work. Supplies are running out. We’re doing all we can, but the people here need help. The people need hope.”
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The only dutch surgeon in Gaza 🇵🇸, Geertje Govaert, who performs daily surgeries at the field hospital of the Red Cross in Rafah says:
“You hear the explosions, the ambulances, and then you know: soon there will be more wounded men, women, and children on the operating table. Often, you hear the sound first — and then you see the damage.”
“Civilian casualties keep coming. People of all ages end up on my operating table.” Geertje recounts having to operate on a 7-month old baby with horrific wounds, something that deeply affected her.
Roughly 90% of patients arriving are wounded by explosives. Many others come in with gunshot wounds.
Geertje is also noticing a new pattern of injuries: small metal fragments that pierce straight through bodies.
“We work double shifts and improvise where necessary. But it’s getting harder and harder to improvise, because there’s a shortage of everything — sutures, antibiotics, painkillers, even disinfectant gel.”
Geertje stresses that the situation in Gaza is really bad: “There needs to be more attention on what’s happening here. People have no medicine. No food. No safe place to live. And yet, we try to provide care every single day.”
She urges the international community to recognize the urgent needs — not just today, but also tomorrow.
“Without help, we can’t continue doing our work. Supplies are running out. We’re doing all we can, but the people here need help. The people need hope.”
https://x.com/AryJeay/stat...
28 days ago
