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After two years of conflict, more than 42,000 people in Gaza are living with potentially life-changing injuries, including over 5,000 amputations and thousands of spinal cord injuries, burns, and complex limb injuries.

In this episode of Frontline Shift, health workers from NORWAC — an emergency medical team working in coordination with WHO in the Gaza Strip since February 2024 — alongside a WHO rehabilitation specialist, discuss the urgent needs, gaps, and challenges in expanding access to physical rehabilitation services. They share how the lack of functioning services and essential assistive devices is affecting patients’ recovery, independence, and quality of life.

While some progress is underway, with WHO and Emergency Medical Teams working to restore and expand rehabilitation services, strengthen referral pathways, and train and support the health workforce, the scale of needs remains immense.

With much of Gaza’s rehabilitation infrastructure damaged or non-operational, and many professionals killed or displaced, rebuilding services requires coordination, sustained investment, and reliable access to supplies.

Rehabilitation is not a luxury — it is essential to recovery, dignity, and long-term resilience.