Palestine Red Noses Foundation

Palestine red noses foundation did "Doctor Clown" in five hospitals since 2011 are: Alia Hospital – Hebron, Huda Masri section of the cancer at Al-Hussein Hospital - Beit Jala, Augusta Victoria Hospital (Al-Motala’) – Jerusalem, Medical Complex of Palestine – Ramallah and Al-Najah university hospital – Nablus where access to more than 40,000 sick child by 1158  visit during that period. Foundation crew consisting of 11 medical clowns subjected to continuous training to deal with children in a professional manner to achieve the greatest benefit to the mental health of children through constant weekly visits in those hospitals and through the joint support of the Austrian Association for Development (Austrian Development Agency) and red noses International Foundation.

Palestine red noses foundation is considered as the first branch in the Middle East which includes 10 branches, the largest institution in the world working in the place of the doctor Clown where it includes 345 clown doctors and it visits 533 hospitals and medical institutions every year. 689000 child is being visited during the year in the countries in which the Foundation exists.

Laughter therapy – Doctor Clown

The work done by the doctor Clown is a therapeutic tool to support the conventional therapy, where scientific studies have shown that laughter and humor improve the psychological condition of the patient that contributes significantly in treatment and speeds up the healing process of the symmetry, especially in the difficult and chronic medical conditions. Improving the psychological condition of the patient especially in children helps to restore the balance that he lost because of the disease and pain, and it helps in the ability to adapt to the changes that imposes itself as a result of the long journey and painful treatment.

Studies show that laughter improves mood and increases the secretion of the hormone and nicotine, which has a big role in the balance of the body and its functions and the main positive impact on the mood of the patient. This is the main role of the clown, where in Europe, particularly in hospitals and treatment centers, and clown visits to patients are considered a necessity and part of the therapeutic journey especially difficult cases for cancer patients and patients with renal failure of children.