The Galilee Foundation is proud to be supporting the Hanoon Foundation (formerly FQMS) in their work supporting Gazan medical students affected by the war. Galilee Foundation funding is providing students with vital financial support and transportation, allowing them to continue their medical studies uninterrupted despite the war, to sit their qualifying exams, and volunteer their time and skills at hospitals in an emergency context in which their skills and time have never been more needed. The project offers a much-needed boost to some of Gaza’s leading universities, covering tuition fees that allow students to graduate and academics to be paid. Hanoon is also supporting Palestinian students and doctors who have been stranded outside of Gaza, including in the UK, with essential support to ensure they enhance their careers and complete their studies. Assistance includes scholarships, books, rent and living costs and gain professional skills that they will be able to put to vital use once they are able to return to Gaza. By helping these young people, Hanoon is supporting a new generation of Palestinian healthcare professionals, their families, and their wider communities.
Bus used to transport medical students to hospitals across Gaza, enabling them to continue their studies and volunteer their time and expertise to those in most urgent need of medical support (March 2025)
Vital financial assistance for medical students stranded outside of Gaza allows them to continue their studies remotely
Hanoon Foundation is also supporting young Gazan medics abroad to participate at life-changing conferences and training.
“I am sincerely grateful to the Hanoon Foundation for their generous support in covering my travel and accommodation, allowing me to present my research on surgical capacity evaluation in Palestine at the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress 2024.
This opportunity was especially meaningful as it provided a platform to shed light on the significant disparities within Gaza’s surgical care system. I emphasised the urgent need for international collaboration to improve access to surgical care in Palestine, particularly in Gaza, where the ongoing war continues to severely impact healthcare delivery.” – Mohammed
