Middle East & North Africa
Strengthening local health systems, addressing health disparities, and responding to humanitarian crises
The Context
Project HOPE began working in Egypt in 1975 at the request of the Egyptian First Lady Jehan Sadat and have since helped build the nation’s health workforce, developed nursing education programs and health worker trainings, and improved patient care for genetic and noncommunicable diseases. In the early 2000’s, we helped expand nursing education and training in Oman and Jordan and led the opening of the Basrah Children’s Specialty Hospital for pediatric oncology in Iraq. We’ve also provided humanitarian aid support for Syrian refugees in Jordan, Iraq, Türkiye, and Lebanon; and responded to crises including the Israel-Gaza conflict; the 2023 earthquakes in Türkiye, Syria, and Morocco; and the 2020 port explosion in Lebanon.