Palestine: MSF no longer able to support burn patient
Due to restrictions and blockages by the Israeli authorities of essential items, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is unable to continue supporting patients who have suffered extensive facial injuries, including burns.
“We produced the last 3D-printed mask for victims of severe burns in Gaza on October 14, 2026,” says Dr Feras Swairjo, an MSF physiotherapist manager.“ Due to restrictions and blockages by the Israeli authorities of essential items, we are unable to continue supporting patients who have suffered extensive injuries and burns on their faces.
We have the medical expertise and the capacity to help these patients, but we are being deprived of the basic materials needed to do [our] work.
Every day, we witness the devastating consequences of severe burns on our patients in Gaza, many of whom are small children. Some have suffered extensive injuries from Israeli airstrikes, while others have sustained burns while cooking in overcrowded tents or on open fires.
Without these specialized masks, patients face the risk of permanent facial disfigurement and disabilities that can affect their ability to move, see, or even breathe normally.
The blockages of these essential supplies risk leaving children with preventable disabilities for the rest of their lives. It is a man-made problem that can be solved today. Israeli authorities must allow the unrestricted entry of the medical materials needed to treat patients now.”
