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India formalises hospital, aid projects during senior envoy’s Palestine visit
India formalises hospital, aid projects during senior envoy’s Palestine visit
India and Palestine have formalised several development projects following a three-day visit by Secretary (West) Ambassador Sripriya Ranganathan to Palestine, the first senior Indian diplomatic visit since October 7, 2023. The most…
India and Palestine have formalised several development projects following a three-day visit by Secretary (West) Ambassador Sripriya Ranganathan to Palestine, the first senior Indian diplomatic visit since October 7, 2023. The most significant project is a 200-bed super-speciality hospital in Jenin, to be jointly built with a trauma centre. Palestinian Ambassador to India Abdullah Abu Shawish said paperwork is complete and the hospital is expected to be ready within two years.
India also discussed organising a prosthetic limb fitment camp, donated a portable health centre (Bhishma Cube) for Gaza, and handed over a consignment of life-saving medicines to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. An MoU was signed to establish a technical and vocational education training centre. In Jericho, India inaugurated a Quick Impact Project to rehabilitate a school run by the Jericho Women's Charitable Society. India reiterated its support for the two-state solution and called for safe delivery of humanitarian aid to civilians in the war-affected region.
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The visit breaks a near three-year gap in senior-level India-Palestine engagement, which had slowed after the Israel-Gaza war began. The 200-bed Jenin hospital is a flagship project, India has built similar hospitals abroad as diplomatic tools, such as in Afghanistan and Myanmar. The healthcare focus is critical because the West Bank faces severe medicine shortages, over one-third of essential drugs are at zero stock, while Gaza's health system is crippled by the Israeli blockade. India's $2.5 million UNRWA contribution this year (part of a $5 million annual pledge) signals continued support despite some global funding pauses. The next milestone to watch is the hospital's construction timeline, targeted for completion within two years.
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