Health Project: Purchase of a Dialysis machines in Gaza, Palestine Project Summary Project Title Project Objectives Funding of a dialysis machines in Gaza strip To provide vital medical apparatus for hundreds of patients affected by kidney damage/failure. To aid the recovery rate of patients in hospitals due to prolonged siege held in the Gaza strip area. To reduce the vulnerability of the deserving groups. Project Location Project beneficiaries Project Cost Gaza strip, Palestine Approx. 430 patients Implementing Agency Belfast Islamic Centre Funding Agency Human Appeal International-UK £10,000 per Dialysis Machine (£50,000 in total for 5 machines) Project Proposal for Dialysis machines in Gaza strip Charity Reg. No. XN 79682 38 Wellington Park, Belfast BT9 6DN,Northern Ireland Tel + 44-2890-664465Fax + 44-2890-878766 www.belfastislamiccentre.org.uk or Email info@belfastislamiccentre.org.uk Health Background: About half the revenue for health expenditure in Palestinian territories has come from donors. There are shortages of medical specialists, nurses, midwives and public health specialists. The separation of health-care delivery between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, and Israel’s control of all movement, complicate the ability of the Ministry of Health to coordinate its activities, often leading to duplication and loss of efficiency. In October 2007 access to health services was severely restricted in the West Bank, but services were preserved in the Gaza Strip. Between December and February 2007, after the strike, hospital and primary health care services returned to normal levels, but equipment problems and shortages continued. (Source: WHO Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory Fact finding report. May 2007) Population: 1,600,000 (2007 approx.) Infant Mortality Rate: 24.2 deaths/1,000 live births Population below poverty line: 30% Project Objectives: Charity Reg. No. XN 79682 38 Wellington Park, Belfast BT9 6DN,Northern Ireland Tel + 44-2890-664465Fax + 44-2890-878766 www.belfastislamiccentre.org.uk or Email info@belfastislamiccentre.org.uk To provide a vital medical apparatus for hundreds of patients affected by kidney damage/failure. To aid the recovery rate of patients in hospitals due to prolonged siege held in the Gaza strip area. To reduce the vulnerability of the deserving groups. Project Urgency: The need for these machines has become absolutely vital as more and more people are being hurt and attacked during the prolonged siege of the Gaza strip. The number of patients requiring specific urgent medical assistance in the form of blood filtering has increased considerably over the last few months. The current number of patients is 430, however it looks at the current rate, this may increase by 50-60 cases a year. In Gaza there are approx. 430 patients, with each one requiring the cleaning of their blood 3 times every week. Therefore in one month the dialysis machine may be used up to 5160 times, making it a vital resource. Dialysis machines The kidneys are responsible for filtering waste products from the blood. Dialysis is a procedure that is a substitute for many of the normal duties of the kidneys. Another major duty of the kidney is to remove the waste products that the body produces throughout the day. Charity Reg. No. XN 79682 38 Wellington Park, Belfast BT9 6DN,Northern Ireland Tel + 44-2890-664465Fax + 44-2890-878766 www.belfastislamiccentre.org.uk or Email info@belfastislamiccentre.org.uk Dialysis is primarily used to provide an artificial replacement for lost kidney function (renal replacement therapy) due to renal failure. Dialysis may be used for very sick patients who have suddenly but temporarily, lost their kidney function (acute renal failure) or for quite stable patients who have permanently lost their kidney function (stage 5 chronic kidney disease). The urgency for these machines is quite evident. For example the prognosis of patients with chronic kidney disease has shown that all cause mortality (the overall death rate) increases as kidney function decreases (Perazella, 2006). Most patients using dialysis due to kidney impairment or failure urgently require a dialysis machine at a special dialysis clinic. Most sessions can take up to four hours, and typically patients visit the hospital one to three times per week. Charity Reg. No. XN 79682 38 Wellington Park, Belfast BT9 6DN,Northern Ireland Tel + 44-2890-664465Fax + 44-2890-878766 www.belfastislamiccentre.org.uk or Email info@belfastislamiccentre.org.uk Above left: The above illustration shows the method of how a kidney dialysis machine works. Above right: An example of a dialysis machine. (Please note this is only for illustration purposes) Project Duration: The duration of this project is for life of the machine beginning approx. 1-2 weeks after approval has been granted from the donor. Project Location: HAI plan to provide 5 dialysis machines in three prominent hospitals in the Gaza strip area, one hospital in Rafah (south Gaza strip) and one hospital in Khan Younis (South Gaza strip). These areas represent approx. 60% of the population of all the Gaza Strip, which has a total population of approx. 1.6 million. Charity Reg. No. XN 79682 38 Wellington Park, Belfast BT9 6DN,Northern Ireland Tel + 44-2890-664465Fax + 44-2890-878766 www.belfastislamiccentre.org.uk or Email info@belfastislamiccentre.org.uk Project Cost Total Project Cost Name of org. Items Belfast Islamic Dialysis Machine Centre Mrs Mr. Nasri Remaining Amount Unit Cost (£) 1 £10,000 Total donation up to date £3200 £100 £6700 Charity Reg. No. XN 79682 38 Wellington Park, Belfast BT9 6DN,Northern Ireland Tel + 44-2890-664465Fax + 44-2890-878766 www.belfastislamiccentre.org.uk or Email info@belfastislamiccentre.org.uk