We are honored to welcome back our long-time volunteer and friend, Dr. Mads Gilbert, who has returned to the West Bank from Norway to lead a new capacity-building mission with PCRF.

For a week, Dr. Gilbert met with staff, had extensive discussions and learned about the current difficulties in operating medical services in the occupied West Bank. He planned further cooperation and provided advanced emergency training to Palestinian doctors and nurses at Rafidia Hospital and An Najah National University Hospital in Nablus, the Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah, and Alia Hospital in Hebron.

Dr. Gilbert’s impact has been especially profound in Gaza. For over eight years, he has led lifesaving training and education programs that continue to serve communities in crisis. Through more than a dozen missions with PCRF, he has helped build a generation of skilled first responders and medical professionals whose knowledge has continued to save lives, especially in the face of ongoing hardship.

This latest mission reflects PCRF’s commitment to strengthening local medical systems and empowering frontline teams to deliver essential care where it is needed, when it is needed, by those living the reality every day.

Thank you, Dr. Gilbert, for your dedication, and to every medical team member who strives for justice, healing, and humanity.