Fact sheet.

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OVERVIEW

Name: The Vehicle of Hope

Original Model: Mitsubishi (2014 Popemobile donated by president Mahmoud Abbas)

Converted By: Caritas Jerusalem with support from Caritas Sweden

Purpose: Outreach primary healthcare delivery for displaced and vulnerable beneficiaries especially children.

VEHICLE SPECIFICATIONS

  • Base Model: Mitsubishi, 2014

  • Body Type: Modified SUV / Truck-based Popemobile

  • Fuel Type: Diesel

  • Interior Layout:

    • Fully insulated and climate-controlled

    • Medical workbench and storage units

    • Power supply with battery backup

  • Accessibility: Rear and side door access, with low entry threshold for children and caregivers. Refrigerator.

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MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & FEATURES

The Vehicle of Hope will facilitate providing primary healthcare services, including diagnostics, treatment, and immunization.  The outreach vehicle will include:

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Medical Supplies & Disposables

Oxygen & Respiratory Equipment

Includes adult and pediatric oxygen masks, nebulizer masks.

Injection & Infusion Materials

Syringes, needles, infusion sets with injection ports, sharps disposal containers.

Disinfectants & Cleaning Agents

Alcohol swabs, 70% ethanol and isopropyl alcohol, iodine ointment, chlorhexidine solution.

Wound Care & Dressings

Gauze (non-sterile and paraffin), bandages (crepe and elastic tubular), silver sulfadiazine cream, micropore tape, zinc oxide plaster.

Protective & Examination Gear

Face masks, latex gloves (medium), tongue depressors.

Monitoring Equipment

Pediatric thermometers, blood pressure monitors (sphygmomanometers).

Cotton & Disposable Bedding

Cotton rolls and bags, disposable bed rolls.

 Medications

Topical Creams & Ointments

Zydex cream, Zydex HC, silver sulfadiazine.

Pain & Fever Relief

Paramol (tablets and syrup), Trufen (400 mg).

Antimalarials & Antibiotics

Marial (20 mg), Diamet (850 mg).

Anti-anxiety & Sedatives

Lorax (10 mg).

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STAFFING & OPERATION

Outreach Team:

1 general medical doctor/specialist or nurse practitioner

1 trained driver/logistics office

 

Operating Schedule:

Flexible deployment depending on safety and access

 

Deployment Area:

Gaza Strip, with a focus on shelters and areas with no medical access

 

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