I’m a Gaza Medical Student—Help Me to save lives.

Story

My name is Mohammed Medhat Al Sahhar, a fifth-year medical student from Gaza. I am not writing these words as someone asking for help alone, but as someone holding onto a purpose that has only grown stronger through hardship.

I chose to study medicine because I believed in healing. Today, in Gaza, healing is no longer just a profession—it is an urgent necessity.

Since the war began in 2023, every part of life here has been affected. Homes have been lost, stability has disappeared, and even the simplest things—like food, clean water, and safety—have become daily struggles. My family, like many others, is living under severe financial hardship. There are days when our focus is not on the future, but on how to get through the present.

In the middle of all this, I am still trying to continue my medical education.

Every day I go to the hospital, I witness the reality of a healthcare system under extreme pressure. Overcrowded wards, limited resources, exhausted doctors—and patients who need far more than what is available. I have volunteered in hospitals and medical settings, assisting in patient care, helping in triage areas, supporting basic procedures under supervision, and doing whatever I can to reduce the burden, even in small ways.

These moments changed me.

They taught me that being a doctor here is not just about knowledge—it is about resilience, responsibility, and humanity.

But despite my commitment, I am facing a reality I cannot overcome alone: the financial cost of continuing my education.

My family is doing everything they can, but under these conditions, paying university tuition has become an overwhelming burden. I live with the constant fear that I may not be able to continue—not because I lack determination, but because I lack the means.

This campaign is my attempt to keep going.

Your support would not only help me pay my tuition—it would give me the chance to continue my journey without interruption, to focus on my studies, and to keep moving forward toward becoming a doctor.

And this matters, not only for me.

Gaza today is in urgent need of medical professionals. There is a growing gap between the number of patients and the capacity of the healthcare system. Chronic diseases are going untreated. Injuries require long-term care. Mental health needs are increasing. The system needs people who are trained, committed, and ready to serve.

If I am able to graduate, I will dedicate myself to:

Working in public hospitals where the need is greatest Supporting emergency and trauma care in critical situations Improving follow-up and care for patients with chronic diseases Contributing to community health awareness and preventive medicine Serving patients with compassion, dignity, and responsibility I do not see medicine as a career I pursue for myself. I see it as a responsibility I carry for others. Your support is not just helping a student complete his education. It is helping sustain a path that leads to service, to healing, and to hope. Even the smallest contribution can make a difference.

It can help me stay in university.

It can relieve a heavy burden from my family.

And one day, it can allow me to stand in a hospital and give back to the same community that I come from.

Thank you for taking the time to read my story.