The Middle East
We offer surgical training to medical professionals across the Middle East, specifically territories that experience conflict or catastrophe, or have an urgent need for improved surgical care.
Where we operate
SYRIA
Syria has been in a state of conflict since 2011, when a peaceful revolution was violently suppressed by the government.
PALESTINE
As the humanitarian crisis in Gaza worsens, hospitals are overwhelmed and healthcare workers are under severe strain.
YEMEN
After eight years of fighting, damaging infrastructure and healthcare, two thirds of Yemen’s population need humanitarian assistance.
IRAQ
Ever since the US-led overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003, Iraq has served as the stage for inter-ethnic violence.
Middle East stories
“If this training can work in Gaza, it can work anywhere else.”
Dr Israar Ul-Haq joined our HEST-UK (Hostile Environment Surgical…
The anaesthetist in a war zone
It takes a team to save a life in a war zone. Recognising the vital…
Preparing 36 Kuwaiti doctors for surgery in Gaza
With support from the Foreign Common Development Office (FCDO) and…
“The patients. The families. They’re all in my head.”
Our Co-Founder David Nott recently travelled to Rafah, Gaza, to help…
Bearing witness to the medical needs in Gaza
Our Medical Director Dr Ammar Darwish embarked on an operating…
“Maternal health – it’s a societal barometer.”
Every two minutes, a woman loses her life to preventable causes…
Doctors rapidly trained to treat trauma injuries in Gaza
During a remarkable four-day Hostile Environment Surgical Training…
Our action in response to the Israel-Gaza war
As a humanitarian organisation delivering surgical training to…
41 Syrian doctors upskilled to screen and treat women with cervical cancer
Dr Saladin Sawan, Consultant Surgeon in Gynaecological Oncology and…