Collaborations with Health Institutions
Collaborations and Health Services: Current collaborations with local, national and global health institutions to improve health and wellbeing outcomes.
Version 1.0, 13 Nov 2026Executive Summary
Al-Quds University works with hospitals, ministries and international health bodies to improve health outcomes in Palestine. In February 2024 the University and Al-Makassed Islamic Charitable Hospital signed a strategic agreement to turn Al-Makassed into a university hospital, with joint research and clinical training for students of the health sciences complex. In September 2026 an agreement with Turkey's University of Health Sciences opened specialty and subspecialty training for Al-Quds doctors at nearly 70 Turkish hospitals. At global level, the University and the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean launched a regional food composition database, and the University's Dean of Scientific Research took part in a WHO technical meeting on noncommunicable diseases in humanitarian settings.
Hospital Partnerships
Al-Quds University and Al-Makassed Hospital Sign an Agreement to Make It a University Hospital
Strategic agreement to convert Al-Makassed Hospital into a university hospital, with joint research and clinical training for students of the health sciences colleges.
Al-Quds University Expands Medical Specialization Opportunities for Its Doctors and Students at Nearly 70 Turkish Hospitals
Agreement with Turkey's University of Health Sciences offering specialty and subspecialty training at nearly 70 affiliated hospitals for Al-Quds doctors and students.
Global Health Institutions
Al-Quds University and WHO Launch the Eastern Mediterranean Food Composition Database
Launch, with the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, of an AI-supported regional food composition database for nutrition policy.
Dean of Scientific Research Takes Part in a WHO Technical Meeting on Noncommunicable Diseases
The Dean of Scientific Research took part in a WHO and UNHCR high-level technical meeting on noncommunicable diseases in humanitarian settings (Copenhagen, February 2024).
Dean of Pharmacy Joins the Executive Committee of the FIP-UNESCO UNITWIN Eastern Mediterranean Centre
The Dean of Pharmacy joined the Executive Committee of the Eastern Mediterranean Centre of Excellence in the FIP-UNESCO UNITWIN network.
Al-Quds University Faculty of Public Health Wins the European Excellence Award in Public Health Education and Practice for 2026
The Faculty of Public Health won the 2026 Teaching and Practice Excellence Award of the Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region.
Community Health Services
Arab Health Center
Non-profit University health centre giving affordable primary care to the local community: clinics, dental surgery, physiotherapy and medical laboratory.