Why Mobile Wound Care?
For thousands of Palestinians living with traumatic injuries, burns, infections, and complex wounds, healing depends on regular follow-up care, not just emergency surgery.
Today, many patients cannot return to the hospital for the ongoing care they need. Some are living with catastrophic injuries that have left them immobile or partially paralyzed. Others are caring for children or family members and cannot leave for repeated hospital visits. At the same time, roads have been destroyed, transportation is scarce and prohibitively expensive, and repeated displacement makes travel both difficult and dangerous. As a result, many patients miss essential dressing changes and follow-up appointments, increasing the risk of severe infection, tissue loss, amputation, and preventable hospital re-admissions.
Glia's Mobile Wound Care Team will bring specialized treatment directly to patients where they are. Operating four days each week, the team will travel throughout Khan Younis to provide in-person wound care, monitor healing, perform dressing changes, identify complications early, and coordinate referrals when patients require hospital-based treatment.
The multidisciplinary team will include six specialized wound care clinicians, supported by a mental health professional, physiotherapist, and nutritionist, ensuring patients receive comprehensive care that addresses both physical recovery and overall well-being.
Keeping this service on the road requires significant logistical support. Fuel, vehicle maintenance, medical supplies, and transportation costs remain extraordinarily high in Gaza, making community-based healthcare both essential and resource-intensive.
Your support will fund one month of mobile wound care operations, helping Palestinian healthcare workers reach patients who would otherwise go without treatment and ensuring lifesaving care continues long after hospital discharge.