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Healthcare clowns are becoming
popular in Israel, which is considered a world
in the field. The first university ever to offer a Bachelor's
in medical clowning was Haifa University, in 2007. One healthcare clown in Jerusalem, Leah Weiss, decided to divert her
clown to help patients after a COVID-19 ward opened in March. She said she knew the clown in her would have
benefits for her patients. She wants to reduce their
and improve their
. She enjoys working alongside
and said: "Obviously, the doctors, they take care of the body. And we come in and take care of the
. And it integrates together - the
understand this."
