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Augusta Victoria Hospital on the Mt. of Olives in Jerusalem is the only facility available in the West Bank for pediatric dialysis and state-of-the-art radiation oncology treatment.<\/p><\/div>\n

At Augusta Victoria Hospital (AVH) in Jerusalem,\u00a0they are used to hearing appreciation from grateful parents and patients.\u00a0 AVH is the only place in the West Bank that offers some services, such as pediatric kidney dialysis and\u00a0state-of-the-art\u00a0radiation oncology treatment.\u00a0\u00a0 They also\u00a0enable \u00a0patients and staff coming from the West Bank to get there more easily through a unique bussing program that\u00a0gets through the numerous and time-consuming checkpoints more efficiently.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Lutheran World Federation’s (LWF) delegation, which included President Bishop Dr. Munib Younan, of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, and General Secretary Rev. Martin Junge, recently visited the LWF’s hospital and\u00a0their Vocational Training programs in Jerusalem.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Junge said \u201cthe Augusta Victoria Hospital is owned by the whole LWF communion. That means 143 member churches in 79 countries all over the world, representing more than 70 million Christians. The work of the hospital staff is a beacon of hope and what it represents for the entire communion cannot be overestimated,<\/em>\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Students work at one of the Vocational Training programs of the LWF near Jerusalem.<\/p><\/div>\n

The unemployment rate among Palestinian young people aged 18 to 24 is almost 40 percent. Despite these disappointing figures, recent surveys by the LWF\u2019s vocational training program show that 75 to 80 percent of those graduating from the LWF-run centers are employed in areas related to their training.<\/p>\n

Junge noted that the vocational training program serves as a witness of the crucial role of churches as part of civil society. He encouraged governmental agencies to recognize the importance of education as a means of empowering young people as full citizens who help to build society.\u00a0 Read more about the LWF Delegation visit\u00a0\u00a0 <\/a>|\u00a0\u00a0 Visit the LWF’s Jerusalem program website<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

At Augusta Victoria Hospital (AVH) in Jerusalem,\u00a0they are used to hearing appreciation from grateful parents and patients.\u00a0 AVH is the only place in the West Bank that offers some services, such as pediatric kidney dialysis and\u00a0state-of-the-art\u00a0radiation oncology treatment.\u00a0\u00a0 They also\u00a0enable \u00a0patients and staff coming from the West Bank to get there more easily through a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,1400],"tags":[193,1109,8175],"class_list":["post-1493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jerusalem","category-post","tag-health-care","tag-lwf","tag-training-programs"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nLWF delegation visits Jerusalem programs fortifying Palestinian health care and job training - SUMUD<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"LWF delegation visits Jerusalem programs fortifying Palestinian health care and job training - 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