Assessing infection control in Gaza's hospitals
As part of our ongoing work in Gaza, Medical Aid for Palestinians is designing and implementing a number of projects which aim to enhance the overall quality of patient care, and increase the capacity...
View ArticleAsfari-MAP scholars in the UK - Aida's story (pt 2)
Aida, a 24-year-old medical student from Nablus in Palestine, is currently studying for MSc in Human and Applied Physiology at King's College London, supported by the Asfari-MAP scholarship programme....
View ArticleAsfari-MAP scholars in the UK - Ibrahim's story (pt 2)
Ibrahim, a Palestinian nurse from Ein el Helweh camp in Lebanon, is currently studying for MSc in Environmental and Public Health Sciences at Birmingham University, supported by the Asfari-MAP...
View ArticlePalestinian refugees from Syria: between dispossession and displacement
MAP are calling on the UK to ensure that the humanitarian response to the conflict in Syria provides equal protection for all refugees, including Palestinians. Before the conflict in Syria began in...
View ArticleInfographic: The Encirclement of East Jerusalem
Prime Minister David Cameron recently told Parliament that he was “genuinely shocked” by the “effective encirclement” of East Jerusalem by Israel. This was prompted by a question from Imran Hussain...
View ArticleEvent: Palestinians Refugees from Syria â The Forgotten People
Parliamentary seminar hosted by the Palestinian Return Centre (PRC) & SNP Friends of Palestine This seminar in the House of Commons will explore the issues faced by the Palestinian refugees in...
View ArticleMAP President Speaks Out in House of Lords
My Lords, I, too, congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Hylton, and I declare my interests as set out in the register. The report clearly appreciates Israel’s security concerns but at the same time notes...
View ArticleHealthcare Denied: The impact of checkpoints on ambulance access
The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) records the timings of ambulance transfers and any incidents which may occur on a central database in order to track the work of their staff and identify...
View ArticleFrom Palestine to Bangladesh to heal burns
Heba and Yana, two nurses working in the Alia hospital in Hebron, have just returned from a specialized burns training in Bangladesh, organized by Interburns with the support of Medical Aid for...
View ArticleâWe can do something and we can succeedâ
Richard Horton, Editor, The Lancet It is sometimes noted, ruefully, that global health is an affectation of western nations. The flourishing of departments of global health in Anglo-American...
View ArticleWhat can the UK do to help Palestinian refugees from Syria?
This week, countries around the world have been attending a two-day UNHCR conference in Geneva to discuss support for the resettlement of Syrian refugees. There have been many statements on the...
View ArticleAsfari-MAP scholars in the UK â Amaniâs story
When I chose to study in the United Kingdom for my master’s degree, my aim was to get the best education possible while living in a great city. I love everything about life in Wales and studying at...
View ArticleUN Condemn Israel's Demolitions of Palestinian Homes
UNRWA condemns the large scale home demolitions by the Israeli Authorities in the Bedouin refugee community of Um al Khayr in the South Hebron Hills. As a result, 31 Palestine refugees, including 16...
View ArticleFrom Palestine to Geneva â Working with Palestinians to advocate for change
Freedom of movement has always been an issue for Palestinians living under occupation or as refugees. Whether in Gaza under Israel’s blockade and closure policy, in refugee camps in Lebanon without...
View ArticleRunning for rights in Palestine
The 484km separation wall, ID restrictions, checkpoints and the stifling blockade of Gaza mean restrictions on movement are a daily struggle for Palestinians living under Israel's 49-year occupation....
View ArticleThrough Hell to High Water
Having worked in the Palestinian refugee camps of Lebanon for more than thirty years, MAP has great experience in supporting Palestinians living there to overcome challenging obstacles to accessing...
View ArticleFollow the MAP Cyclists
For the past five days, 21 of our supporters have been riding across the West Bank to raise money for MAP and take on a cycling adventure of a lifetime. They will be tackling over 230km starting in...
View ArticleMP and former MAP volunteer Dr Philippa Whitford returns to Gaza
It was a return trip a long time in the making, but last week surgeon and Member of Parliament Dr Philippa Whitford revisited Gaza for the first time in 25 years. In the early 1990s Dr Whitford worked...
View ArticleAsfari-MAP scholars in the UK â Manarâs story
My dream came true—I am studying at Oxford Brookes University in the UK! I have repeated this to myself so many times since I arrived and I still don't believe it sometimes. The road to realising that...
View ArticleISIS clashes in Yarmouk compound suffering of Syriaâs Palestinians
The Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk in Damascus has suffered near constant crisis during Syria's 5-year-long civil war. Besieged since 2013, the camp has also been attacked by both Syrian...
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