Description:
United Nations Relief and Works Agency. Salt Hospital, Jordan. This hospital
which has 65 surgical and maternity beds is the only one which is purely
devoted to the needs of the 450,000 refugees in Jordan, although by
arrangements with local hospitals some 860 beds can be used. Salt Hospital is
staffed entirely by Palestinian doctors, nurses, and orderlies. This picture
shows a small patient who seems to be thanking the churches and the United
Nations for their care.
Creator:
World Council of Churches. Division of Inter-Church Aid, Refugee, and World Service. (photographer)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Board of World Missions., United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.
Topics:
Church work with refugees., Refugees--Palestine., Refugees--Jordan., Refugees, Palestinian Arab.
Geographic subjects:
Jordan.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:83437
