What happened: India’s Secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs in Ramallah and health-assistance planning
India’s Ministry of External Affairs Secretary Sripriya Ranganathan visited Ramallah and met Palestinian officials. The stated thrust of the engagement was health-related and developmental support for Palestinians, paired with India’s position supporting a two-state solution in the Israel–Palestinian conflict.
The engagement described the following health and hospital-related initiatives and actions:
Planning to deploy an Indian field hospital in Gaza as part of India’s health-related support for Palestinians.Reported start of construction work by Indian and Palestinian teams for a super-specialty hospital in Jenin (West Bank).India’s mission stated that support includes essential medicines and anti-cancer drugs.An Artificial Limb Fitment Camp and reported transfer of medicines from the Government of India to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.Meetings reported with the Palestinian health minister and Palestinian foreign affairs minister, plus a reported call with the Prime Minister of Palestine.Reported groundbreaking ceremony for a 200-seat super-specialty hospital to be built in Arrabeh city, Jenin Governorate (northern West Bank).
Background: India’s stated political framework and health support approach
India’s engagement in Ramallah reaffirmed the two-state solution—a political framework aiming for Israel and an independent Palestinian state to coexist. Within this stated political framework, India’s support described in the engagement focuses on health delivery: hospital-related infrastructure steps, medicines support, and specialised services such as artificial limb fitment.