Palestinian Authority Health Minister Visits Patients at Hadassah and Emphasizes Medical Cooperation

Palestinian Authority Minister of Health Dr. Hani Abdeen visits eight-year-old Sarah Ghanem, a patient in the Pediatric Hemato-Oncology Department, from the village of Durah, near Hebron

Dr. Hani Abdeen (left) with Dr. Yuval Weiss

Dr. Abdeen, accompanied by other senior officials from the Palestinian Authority, met with Hadassah Acting Director General and Director of Hadassah-Ein Kerem Dr. Yuval Weiss, who conveyed to him that "Hadassah considers cooperation with our Palestinian neighbors a top priority."  Dr. Weiss noted: "Medicine is a bridge to peace. There are no borders when it comes to treating patients."  He also brought out that at any given moment, there are about 60 Palestinian doctors doing their residency at Hadassah.

 

Dr. Abdeen thanked the Hadassah staff for the opportunity to visit and commended the hospital for its treatments and capabilities.

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