Thousands of Palestine Refugees living in deteriorating conditions in the Gaza Strip will receive critical support from the latest Mercy-USA for Aid and Development contribution to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
This multi-year agreement will support the Agency’s Health Programme in Gaza by providing life-saving medicines including insulin to nearly 4,000 refugees. Another 6,600 women at risk of breast cancer will receive mammogram screenings thanks to this contribution, which will also provide assistive devices (glasses, hearing aids, and artificial limbs) to thousands of Palestine Refugees, mainly children.
Disease control, especially among children, is especially challenging in the Gaza Strip where the ongoing blockade has impacted lifestyle habits including nutrition and mobility. The UNRWA Department of Health supports 650 individuals, mainly children, living with Diabetes Mellitus Type I, with daily insulin doses. The partnership with Mercy-USA enables access to insulin analog pens that would not otherwise be available or affordable for refugees.
Under the agreement, Mercy-USA will also make its fourth contribution to the Rehabilitation Centre for the Visually Impaired (RCVI), providing funding toward Braille typewriting machines, student supplies, furniture, infrastructure upgrades, and more.
Mercy-USA is a humanitarian organization focused on alleviating human suffering and supporting individuals and their communities in their efforts to become self-sufficient. Launched in 1988 in Michigan, Mercy-USA supports dozens of health, nutrition, and education programs worldwide.
