Health Outreach in the Local Community
Collaborations and Health Services: Outreach programmes and projects in the local community to improve or promote health and wellbeing, including hygiene, nutrition, family planning, sports, exercise and ageing well.
Version 1.0, 13 Nov 2026Executive Summary
Health outreach at Al-Quds University is led by the Deanship of Student Affairs, the health sciences colleges and student volunteers, often with the Palestinian Medical Relief Society. In October 2025 community dentistry students screened and treated 120 children in Thabra village near Bethlehem. Breast cancer awareness days were held in 2024 and 2025 with the Maryam Foundation and UNFPA, the "Blue November" day with Augusta Victoria Hospital offered diabetes and prostate cancer screening, and in 2026 about 200 students trained with Action Against Hunger on infant feeding and acute malnutrition. Student volunteers also visit cancer patients and older people in care.
Programme Overview
Nurturing Health and Wellbeing: Al-Quds University’s Community Outreach Initiatives
Outline of the University's community health outreach: hygiene, nutrition, family planning, physical fitness and ageing well, much of it delivered by student volunteers.
Activities
Medical Day at Al-Quds University for Diabetes and Prostate Cancer Awareness
"Blue November" medical day with the Palestinian Medical Relief Society and Augusta Victoria Hospital: diabetes and prostate cancer awareness, advice and screening.
Student Empowerment Unit Holds a Reproductive Health Awareness Session and Medical Day
Reproductive and sexual health awareness session and an introductory medical day by the Student Empowerment Unit with the Palestinian Medical Relief Society.
Al-Quds Volunteers Carry Out Community Activities at Al-Mutalaa Hospital and an Elderly Home
Student volunteers support cancer patients at Al-Mutalaa Hospital and older residents of a care home.
Hind Al-Husseini Students Visit Al-Mutalaa Hospital for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Hind Al-Husseini College students visit Al-Mutalaa Hospital during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Faculty of Dentistry Provides Preventive and Treatment Services to Residents of Thabra
Community dentistry students gave oral health education, screening and treatment to 120 children and guidance to 20 mothers in Thabra village, Bethlehem, with the Palestinian Medical Relief Society.
Deanship of Student Affairs Holds a Breast Cancer Awareness Medical Day
Breast cancer awareness medical day with Al-Quds Bard College, the Palestinian Medical Relief Society and UNFPA (October 2025).
Deanship of Student Affairs Holds Pink October Activities
Pink October activities with the Maryam Foundation for cancer and the Palestinian Medical Relief Society (October 2024).
Public Health and Nutrition and Action Against Hunger Hold a Training Day on Infant Feeding
Training day with Action Against Hunger on infant and young child feeding and community management of acute malnutrition, for about 200 students.
Deanship of Student Affairs Marks International Volunteer Day
International Volunteer Day: campus clean-up, planting and diabetes awareness corners with screening.