The World Health
Organization (WHO) Director General made an impromptu visit to Israel over the
weekend offering high praise for Hadassah Medical Center’s work in the fight
against cancer.
Over the weekend, Dr.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who serves as the World Health Organization’s (WHO)
Director General, landed in Israel for a surprise visit. The WHO is a
specialized agency of the United Nations that monitors and addresses public
health issues throughout the world.
Ghebreyesus toured
Hadassah Medical Center’s Ein Kerem facility with Israeli Health Ministry Chief
Moshe Bar Siman Tov. Among the Director General’s stops in the hospital was the
pediatric hemato-oncology ward, where he spoke with patients, their parents,
and various members of the staff.
In addition to speaking
with nurses and social workers, Ghebreyesus also met with Pediatric
Hemato-Oncology Department Head Dr. Gal Goldstein, who provided an overview of
the advanced treatments doctors administer there.
Impressed by what he saw
at Hadassah, Ghebreyesus commetented, “I am amazed by the level of dedication
and the staff’s impressive devotion to the patients, as well as by the
continuous thought which goes into treatment. [The thought is] not just about
the sick children, but also about their families. I am impressed by the level
of involvement of every staff member in the patients’ treatment,”
“Hadassah is proof that
medical treatment creates a bridge between people, and a center of hope,”
Ghebreyesus concluded.
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