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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
 
 
 
The Palestinian Authority's Minister of Health, Dr. Hani Abdeen, visited patients at Hadassah Hospital on May 5th and emphasized the importance of cooperation with Hadassah in healing, teaching, and research.
 
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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