(Jul. 24) – Strengthening the health system is a priority for Palestine, especially in light of current events. A new cooperation agreement was signed today between the Foreign Ministry and the Regions of Umbria, Sicily, Tuscany and Campania, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the presence of the Director-General for Development Cooperation, Giampaolo Cantini, the President of the Umbria Region, Catiuscia Marini, Health Councilors for Sicily and Tuscany, Lucia Borsellino and Luigi Marroni, and the advisor to the President of the Campania Region, Raffaele Calabro. The four regions will help strengthen the Palestinian primary care system to improve the life conditions of the populations in the West Bank and Gaza by bringing professional resources from their respective regional health systems excellences: Campania will send an expert on mental health, Sicily on chronic diseases, Tuscany on women’s health, and Umbria on disability.
