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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Farah Najjar, Maram Humaid

‘Medicine in Gaza’: A doctor’s guide to treating Gaza’s sick and wounded

Experts say the triage system has well and truly collapsed in Gaza, where victims are mainly women and children [Bassam Masoud/Reuters]

Gaza Strip – There is one moment that has so far defined Mousa al-Buhaisi’s work as a young doctor in Gaza.

The 25-year-old who recently started his medical career had to stitch up a little boy whose body was pierced all over by shrapnel – at least 14 open wounds covered his body, from “head to toe”.

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