Al Makassed Hospital in East Jerusalem - in pictures
Fatma Ali, right, from Gaza, speaks with her mother in the obstetrics and gynaecology department at Al Makassed Hospital in East Jerusalem. All photos: Corinna Kern for The National
Dr Adnan Farhoud is the director of the 270-bed hospital, which plays a key role in providing health services to the Palestinian community.
Nurse Jawaher Salah, right, with patient Fatma Ali.
Dr Hussam Abu Saa, head of the orthopaedic department at the hospital.
The UAE has pledged $64.5 million in aid for Al Makassed Hospital in East Jerusalem after delivering $25m in support in 2022.
Nurse Wafaa Awad cares for a newborn in the neonatal intensive care unit.
Health workers in the cardiac care unit of the hospital, which was established in 1968.
A nurse checks the temperature of a newborn baby.
Services provided at the hospital include include cardiology, orthopaedics, paediatric medicine and neurology, in addition to comprehensive general health care.
Anwar Baroud, chief nursing officer and hospital supervisor, tends to a patient from Gaza.
Nurses at work in the cardiac care unit of the hospital.
