Jordan’s Restoring Hope initiative has now provided more than 1,200 upper- and lower-limb prostheses to people with limb loss in Gaza, marking a significant expansion of prosthetic and rehabilitation support within the territory.
The latest phase is being delivered through the Jordanian Field Hospital South Gaza, operated by the Jordan Armed Forces–Arab Army. Since May 2026, the hospital’s specialist prosthetics clinic has fitted 126 upper- and lower-limb prostheses, contributing to the initiative’s overall total of more than 1,200 devices.
The initiative was launched in 2024 under the direction of Jordan’s King Abdullah II to support Palestinians who sustained limb loss during the war in Gaza.
More than 1,000 prostheses supplied to the field hospital
The southern Gaza field hospital has recently been equipped with more than 1,000 advanced prosthetic limbs supplied by the Jordan Armed Forces.
Using a rapid fitting system and modern production technology, clinical teams can assess a patient, take measurements, manufacture the device and deliver a permanent prosthesis in approximately two hours. Each device is adapted to the patient’s clinical condition, functional requirements and expected physical changes.
This rapid approach is especially important in Gaza, where the number of people requiring prosthetic care significantly exceeds the remaining local capacity.
International reporting in April 2026 estimated that Gaza had approximately 5,000 people with amputations, while only a small number of trained prosthetists remained inside the territory. Restrictions on materials, damaged facilities and shortages of specialist staff have all limited local prosthetic production and follow-up services.
Prosthetic feet designed for Gaza’s damaged terrain
The devices being supplied include flexible carbon-fibre prosthetic feet intended to help users walk across Gaza’s uneven and war-damaged terrain.
This is an important design consideration. Prosthetic components selected for humanitarian settings must be appropriate not only for the individual’s mobility level, but also for local ground conditions, access to maintenance and the availability of replacement parts.
Gaza’s environment presents particularly difficult mobility conditions. Rubble, damaged roads, uneven surfaces and limited accessible transportation can substantially increase the demands placed on prosthetic feet, sockets and suspension systems.
A device that performs adequately in a clinical corridor may not necessarily withstand these conditions without appropriate component selection, gait training and follow-up.
Paediatric prostheses that accommodate growth
The programme also includes prosthetic solutions designed specifically for children.
Paediatric patients require regular reassessment because their residual limbs, body weight, alignment and activity levels change as they grow. The Jordanian field hospital has therefore introduced devices that can be modified or replaced to accommodate different stages of development.
This is particularly important in Gaza, where children account for a significant proportion of people who have undergone conflict-related amputations.
Children may require repeated socket adjustments, new components, physiotherapy, psychological support and long-term clinical monitoring. Providing an initial prosthesis is only the beginning of what may become a lifelong rehabilitation pathway.
From emergency initiative to permanent organisation
The Restoring Hope initiative began as an emergency response but has since developed into the registered Restoring Hope Society, a Jordanian humanitarian organisation focused on supporting people with limb loss and other disabilities.
The organisation states that its programmes combine prosthetic care with physical rehabilitation, mental health support, mobile clinical services, humanitarian assistance and training for local teams. It aims to develop a regional centre of excellence for prosthetics and rehabilitation while building capacity in fragile and conflict-affected areas.
This broader approach recognises that prosthetic rehabilitation cannot be reduced to supplying a device.
Successful outcomes depend on:
- Surgical preparation and residual-limb care
- Clinical assessment and prescription
- Socket fitting and alignment
- Physiotherapy and gait training
- Psychological and social support
- Repairs, adjustments and replacement components
- Long-term follow-up, particularly for children
Without these services, even a technically suitable prosthesis may be abandoned or may contribute to pain, skin problems and unsafe gait patterns.
Mobile and rapid-fitting technology
The Restoring Hope programme initially drew international attention in 2024 when Jordan sent mobile prosthetic clinics into Gaza.
The programme involved rapid-fitting prosthetic technologies intended to reduce the time between assessment and delivery. British companies Koalaa and Amparo were identified as technology partners supporting accessible upper- and lower-limb systems that could be fitted considerably faster than conventional workshop-based devices in suitable cases.
Rapid fitting can be highly valuable during emergencies, especially where large numbers of patients are waiting and conventional workshop infrastructure has been damaged.
However, speed must remain balanced with clinical quality. Appropriate patient selection, alignment, comfort, functional training and continuing review remain essential.
Different patients will require different solutions. Some may benefit from rapidly fitted modular systems, while others need conventional laminated sockets, specialised joints, high-activity feet or complex upper-limb devices.
Jordan’s wider medical presence in Gaza
Jordan operates two field hospitals in Gaza.
Its northern Gaza hospital was established in 2009, while the southern facility in Khan Younis began operating in November 2023. The southern hospital includes services covering orthopaedic surgery, general surgery, vascular surgery, neurosurgery, plastic and burn surgery, paediatric care, intensive care and other medical specialities.
Jordan’s wider humanitarian response also includes land-based aid deliveries, a mobile bakery and the evacuation of critically ill and injured patients for treatment in Jordan.
Placing prosthetic services within a multidisciplinary field hospital can improve coordination between surgeons, rehabilitation specialists and prosthetic teams. This is particularly important for patients with complex injuries, burns, fractures, nerve damage or multiple amputations.
The continuing rehabilitation challenge
Although fitting more than 1,200 prostheses represents a major achievement, the need for rehabilitation in Gaza remains far greater.
People with limb loss face continuing barriers including shortages of raw materials, limited workshop equipment, damaged healthcare infrastructure, displacement and difficulty accessing regular appointments.
Patients may also have malnutrition, unresolved wounds, infection, pain or psychological trauma, all of which can delay prosthetic fitting or affect rehabilitation outcomes.
For children, the challenge is particularly long-term. Regular replacement sockets and components will be required as they grow, meaning services must remain available for years rather than months.
The next phase of assistance will therefore need to combine high-volume fitting programmes with investment in Gaza’s remaining prosthetists, technicians, physiotherapists and rehabilitation centres.
A regional model for conflict rehabilitation
The Restoring Hope initiative demonstrates how regional cooperation, mobile technology and locally deployed clinical teams can rapidly expand access to prosthetic care during a humanitarian emergency.
It also shows the importance of selecting technology suited to the operating environment. In Gaza, that includes adjustable paediatric devices, flexible feet for damaged terrain and systems that can be delivered through mobile or field-hospital services.
For the wider IMEA prosthetics and orthotics community, the programme provides an important example of how governments, humanitarian organisations, manufacturers and clinicians can work together to restore mobility under exceptionally difficult conditions.
The 1,200 prostheses delivered so far represent much more than a numerical milestone. Each device represents a person beginning a new stage of recovery — relearning mobility, rebuilding independence and attempting to return to family and community life.
The challenge now is to ensure that these patients continue to receive the rehabilitation, adjustments, replacement components and long-term clinical support they will need.
- Arab News: Jordan’s Restoring Hope Society Provides More Than 1,200 Prosthetic Limbs in Gaza
- Jordan News Agency: Field Hospital Expands Prosthetic Care Services in South Gaza
- Restoring Hope Society
- Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization: Supporting Amputees in Gaza
- Amparo Prosthetics: Restoring Hope Programme
- World Health Organization: Rehabilitation
- International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics
- IMEA CPO