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EIB, WHO member to support direct healthcare, oncology assistance in Palestine
World Health Organization (WHO) Representative for the occupied Palestinian territory, Richard Peeperkorn, and European Investment Bank (EIB) Vice-President, Gelsomina Vigliotti, on Sunday asserted that the successful continued performance of the first two technical aid tasks conducted under the global EIB-WHO partnership for health, according to a press statement.
The EIB helped the WHO to aid the Ministry of Health in assessing and reshaping the national primary healthcare and oncology assistance techniques. The support will lead to improved prioritization and raised assets in health in Palestine, stated the press statement.
The report was done when EIB President Werner Hoyer attended the opening ceremony of the new EIB Representation for the West Bank and Gaza.
“The EIB and the WHO are committed to supporting health investments that improve public health in the West Bank and Gaza,” said EIB Vice-President Vigliotti. “The EIB donation will help the WHO and local authorities to better plan and unlock investments for the welfare of the Palestinian people, such as primary healthcare and oncology benefits. The two tasks we confirm today are an example of the joint commitment to deliver on our global partnership for health, complementing each other’s strengths.”
“The EIB-supported joint Ministry of Health and WHO estimates are strategic and will help to update essential health packages and health financing strategy, improve governance of oncology services, and guide the much-needed increased investment in health in Palestine,” stated Peeperkorn.
On 1 May 2020, the European Investment Bank and the World Health Organization marked their first Memorandum of Understanding, outlining common focus sites including increased collaboration on primary healthcare and health system resilience. The occupied Palestinian territory is the first head area where the partnership has been instituted between the two communities.
