The healthcare system in Gaza has been overwhelmed, incapacitated and partly destroyed by bombing and fighting since the current war broke out in October. Healthcare facilities have been damaged or destroyed by air and ground attacks, health workers have been displaced, killed and detained, and many other facilities are non-operational due to lack of access, supplies, equipment, fuel, electricity or water. The remaining facilities are only partially serviceable while also sheltering displaced people, lacking adequate supplies and equipment for IPC and losing medical and support staff due to the ongoing situation. Remaining workers are burned out and exhausted.
The Ministry of Health and WHO have collectively requested or identified the need for some ~20+ Emergency Medical Teams to reinforce capacity and provide urgent and critical health services for the affected population including high numbers of war injuries and trauma as well as rapidly increasing disease due to the overcrowding and unsanitary conditions imposed on the civilian population. The IRC and MAP are collaborating to deploy Emergency Medical Teams to reinforce local capacity and provide urgently needed health services for the affected population. Even if fighting stopped tomorrow, it is likely that emergency medical capacity will be required for the coming months and throughout 2024.
Scope of work:
IRC contracts the medical consultant to join an emergency medical team (EMT) mission hosted either by an IRC Partner or IRC to support hospitals and clinics in southern Gaza. They will deploy in person to Cairo for the training and then to the south portion of Gaza to fulfill the role of an essential team member of the Emergency Medical Team. The consultant EMT is responsible for performing medical duties as needed to further the goals of the mission and ensure appropriate post-op care and follow-up. The IRC provides Duty of Care and safety and security training to all EMTs before entering Gaza and the team is accompanied by our Safety and Security Coordinator throughout their deployment.
Expenses Covered by the IRC:
The Anesthetist will work as a part of the Emergency medical Team and carry out anesthetic procedures (as appropriate to the scope of practice) as well as, where appropriate, delivering capacity building to the MoH anesthetist MoH personnel.
They will report to the Gaza Team Lead. This role's objective and primary responsibility is to perform anesthesia at the assigned hospital, and to provide much-needed surge support to the health care staff of Gaza. The physician will deliver medical care to patients in need and present it to the hospital in the area of their specialization.
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