Surgeons in Crisis: Battle for Gaza's Health

In this episode of Behind the 'Fella Podcast for The PlasticsFella, Ryan speaks with Ms. Victoria Rose, a plastic surgeon who shares her experience working in Gaza with the charity Ideals. Victoria discusses her role training local surgeons amidst challenging conditions, handling severe blast and gunshot injuries, and navigating Gaza’s resource limitations.

Key Points

• Journey to Gaza: Victoria’s initial work with Ideals evolved into direct support for Gaza’s overwhelmed hospitals after 2018’s Great March of Return.
• Challenges on the Ground: Insights into working without standard surgical tools, creative solutions like vinegar for infections, and performing critical surgeries in austere conditions.
• Age-Based Injury Patterns: Patterns in pediatric injuries observed, with children aged 5-14 particularly vulnerable.
• Impact and Future of Plastics in Gaza: Advocating for support, Victoria highlights the urgent need for plastic surgery training in Gaza.

How to Help

• Ideals Charity and Donate
• Victoria Rose Interview in Vogue
• YouTube: Victoria Rose Gaza Press Conference in the UK
• The New Yorker: "The Children Who Lost Limbs in Gaza"