Letter to Biden, Harris with American physicians’ and nurses’ observations from the Gaza Strip

Link to Letter sent by 45 American Doctors and Nurses to President Biden and Vice President Harris

July 25, 2024
Re: American physicians’ and nurses’ observations from the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023

I’ve never seen such horrific injuries, on such a massive scale, with so few resources. Our bombs are cutting down women and children by the thousands. Their mutilated bodies are a monument to cruelty.

Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, trauma and critical care surgeon

I saw so many stillbirths and maternal deaths that could have been easily prevented if the hospitals had been functioning normally.

Dr. Thalia Pachiyannakis, obstetrician and gynecologist

Every day I saw babies die. They had been born healthy. Their mothers were so malnourished that they could not breastfeed, and we lacked formula or clean water to feed them, so they starved.

Asma Taha, pediatric nurse practitioner

Gaza was the first time I held a baby’s brains in my hand. The first of many.

Dr. Mark Perlmutter, orthopedic and hand surgeon

Read the letter at: https://tinyurl.com/gazadoctorsletter

Read the appendix at: https://tinyurl.com/gazadoctorsletterappendix