In late May of 2016, I travelled to Palestine along with the American Federation Ramallah Human Service Network traveled to Ramallah for one week to help visually document the work of the AFRHSN’s charitable Medical Mission it was my the first time. Having lived and worked extensively as a video producer in the greater Middle East and North African region, I can say that I came prepared with some political [...]

To our community: •      A Special thank you to my wife Flavia and two wonderful daughters Nicole and Natalie for putting up with me being away from home: •      Thank you for your wonderful introduction Lila qutami •      Good evening Family, friends and members of the Clergy •      Unity        Unity          Unity •      Medicine has no boundaries •      Sees no [...]

This April, a team of eight physicians travelled to Ramallah for the first American Federation of Ramallah Palestine (AFRP)-organized medical mission.  Doctors Rajai Khoury, Majid Bolus Hassan,Eid Mustafa, and Hanna Eadeh, who have previously made mission trips to Ramallah, were joined by Rani Karmi, Maha Zayed, Emil Sheheen, Fayez Shamieh and the assistance of basil khalaf who all worked together toward the goals of increasing efficiency and organization in Ramallah’s hospital. [...]

Every year in the month of May or June, we head out to the West Bank city of Ramallah and volunteer at the Palestine Medical Complex. We also travel to Hebron and we are looking for eager medical professionals ranging from physicians to respiratory therapists to nursing in an effort to further medical care. All fields including pediatrics are needed. So far, we have traveled with Cardiothoracic Surgeons, Emergency Physicians, [...]

General Surgeons will participate in many procedures and operations ranging from vascular surgeries, cardiothoracic surgeries and, of course, abdominal surgeries. Last year, we were successful in removing a carotid body tumor along with several open heart surgeries, aorto-bifemoral bypass, and peripheral vascular procedures. Emergency physicians last year were involved in emergency care along side with the resident physicians of the Palestine Medical Complex. They performed academic bedside teaching, procedures like [...]