The Frontline Shift

Before the conflict, malnutrition in Gaza was rare. By 2025, it had become one of the key health issues of the conflict. In this episode, Dr Dalia AbuJahel, WHO's Reproductive Health Officer, and Salwa Al-Tibi, Country Representative for emergency medical team Med-Global, discuss the scale of the malnutrition crisis in Gaza, how it unfolded, and what the response has looked like on the ground. The...

When conflict overwhelmed Gaza's health system, the pressure on trauma care became almost unimaginable. In this episode, three experts who were on the ground speak with WHO: a national emergency medical team leader, a WHO EMT coordinator, and a WHO trauma surgeon. Together, they recount what it took to treat the injured — triaging patients amidst insecurity, transferring them from hospitals that w...

After two years of conflict, only half of Gaza's primary health care centres remain functional. In this episode of the Frontline Shift, health workers from UKMed — an Emergency Medical Team working in coordination with WHO in Gaza since January 2024 — share what it has taken to keep primary health care going under relentless pressure. They discuss the immense challenges of operating with critical...

After two years of conflict, more than 42,000 people in Gaza are living with potentially life-changing injuries, including over 5,000 amputations and thousands of spinal cord injuries, burns, and complex limb injuries. In this episode of Frontline Shift, health workers from NORWAC — an emergency medical team working in coordination with WHO in the Gaza Strip since February 2024 — alongside a WHO r...

Episode 1: Patient Evacuation During Conflict In this episode of The Frontline Shift, health workers from CADUS, an emergency medical team (EMT) working in coordination with the World Health Organization in Gaza since February 2024, share experiences from the field. The episode examines the challenges of patient transfers during conflict, including internal transfers from unsafe hospitals to facil...