DFID - UK Department for International Development
Dr Graeme Groom (right) from Kings College Hospital, London, looks on, as 9-year-old Weam Al Astal waits to undergo surgery at the Shifa Hospital, Gaza
Dr Graeme Groom (right) from Kings College Hospital, London, looks on, as 9-year-old Weam Al Astal waits to undergo surgery at the Shifa Hospital, Gaza. She suffered major injuries to her legs after being caught in an explosion during the conflict in Gaza in the summer of 2014. Her left leg had to be amputated at the below the knee, and now she needs follow-up reconstructive surgery on her right foot.
UK aid from the Department for International Development has funded teams of NHS doctors to deploy to Gaza through in conjunction with British charities Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) and IDEALS.
They're providing vital reconstructive and life-saving surgery to some of the people who were most severely injured in the conflict last year. The doctors volunteer in their spare time to visit Gaza each month to work alongside Palestinian colleagues.
Picture: Abbie Trayler-Smith/Panos for DFID
Dr Graeme Groom (right) from Kings College Hospital, London, looks on, as 9-year-old Weam Al Astal waits to undergo surgery at the Shifa Hospital, Gaza
Dr Graeme Groom (right) from Kings College Hospital, London, looks on, as 9-year-old Weam Al Astal waits to undergo surgery at the Shifa Hospital, Gaza. She suffered major injuries to her legs after being caught in an explosion during the conflict in Gaza in the summer of 2014. Her left leg had to be amputated at the below the knee, and now she needs follow-up reconstructive surgery on her right foot.
UK aid from the Department for International Development has funded teams of NHS doctors to deploy to Gaza through in conjunction with British charities Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) and IDEALS.
They're providing vital reconstructive and life-saving surgery to some of the people who were most severely injured in the conflict last year. The doctors volunteer in their spare time to visit Gaza each month to work alongside Palestinian colleagues.
Picture: Abbie Trayler-Smith/Panos for DFID