New infographic shows how restrictions of movement put Palestinian lives at risk
The latest infographic from Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) and Physicians for Human Rights – Israel (PHRI) explores how Israeli Government’s restrictions on freedom of movement are putting the...
View ArticleAs settlements expand, British Parliamentarians witness life under occupation
This week a group of British parliamentarians visited the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) with MAP and Caabu, continuing our cooperation to give MPs and Peers the opportunity to witness the...
View ArticlePalestinians demand #HealthAndDignity: Sumaya, mobile clinic coordinator
“I hope we can provide adequate services, particularly health services, for all and overcome the challenges of the occupation.“ Sumaya Nimer is a Palestinian nurse, who works as the coordinator for...
View ArticleCyclists show off team spirit: Ifti's Story
This year, Ifti is taking part in London to Glasgow: Cycle for Palestine 2017 and has encouraged two friends, Ahmer and Ateeq to join him. Ifti explains that the 'Being Ex Forces, I am used to...
View ArticleTommy Sheppard MP reports back on MAP-Caabu delegation to the West Bank
Two weeks ago, Tommy Sheppard MP (SNP) joined Margaret Ferrier MP (SNP) and Baroness Sheehan (LD) on the latest delegation of parliamentarians to the West Bank with Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP)...
View ArticleSix months alone: How Israelâs blockade kept a Gaza mother and her new-born...
Born two months premature, baby Maryam was clearly very small for her age. When Medical Aid for Palestinians’ (MAP) team met her on a visit to al Mekassed Hospital in East Jerusalem last month, she...
View ArticleDemolition notices: 40 homes and a school in Khan Al Ahma
Israeli demolitions of Palestinian homes in the West Bank continue to accelerate. On the 19 February 2017, Israeli authorities issued demolition orders to 40 homes and an elementary school Khan Al...
View ArticleGive it Up for Palestine: Thank you!
The Medical Aid for Palestine team would like to send a huge thank you to everyone who attended our "Give it Up for Palestine” comedy evening at Leicester Square Theatre on Monday in support of our...
View ArticleEmergency Action: protect Khan Al Ahmar school from demolition
On 19 February 2017, Israeli authorities issued demolition orders to 40 homes and a primary school in the Palestinian Bedouin community of Khan Al Ahmar and are set to demolish the school this...
View ArticleRoyal College and MAP assess disability services for Palestinian children in...
Last week a joint team from MAP and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) travelled to Lebanon to undertake a scoping visit of disability assessment and services for Palestinian...
View ArticleParliamentarians call for halt to planned Khan al Ahmar demolitions
This week 16 parliamentarians wrote to the UK Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, urging immediate action to ensure that the Government of Israel immediately halt the threatened demolitions in the...
View ArticleOver 100 MPs contacted so far! No mother and child should be separated by the...
The MAP team would like to thank all our supporters who have so far written to their MPs to raise their concerns about how the Israeli Government’s blockade and closure is separating mothers in Gaza...
View ArticleMAP discusses healthcare barriers at St George's Global Health conference
Last week Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) joined with St George’s University of London, Kingston University and Physicians for Human Rights – Israel, as well as many other global health...
View ArticleRun for MAP: Emily Delahaye
Emily Delahaye, from Benfleet, Essex is taking on her first ever half marathon to raise money for MAP on her JustGiving page. Read below to find out why she decided to support MAP and how you can get...
View ArticleUN: Escalating violence in southern Syria results in further deaths and...
UNRWA, the UN agency responsible for providing humanitarian relief to Palestinian refugees, has this week expressed its alarm at escalating violence in Dera’a, southern Syria. There are an estimated...
View ArticleInternational Womenâs Day: Celebrating the achievements of MAPâs...
To mark International Women’s Day this week, we are celebrating the outstanding contribution that MAP’s midwives are making to the lives of women and children in Lebanon’s Palestinian refugee camps....
View Article80 humanitarian and rights organisations warn that residents of Khan al Ahmar...
The Bedouin community of Khan al Ahmar continues to be under imminent threat of demolition this week after Israeli authorities issued demolition orders against 42 structures, including homes and a...
View ArticleJoin MAP at Kingâs College Londonâs Global Health Societyâs panel event
The MAP team would like to invite you to a panel event, organised by King’s College London’s Global Health Society, that we are speaking at next Wednesday, 22 March. Healthcare Under Fire: Health...
View ArticleThe Lancet-Palestinian Health Alliance: A forum for change
MAP’s Director of Advocacy and Campaigns, Neil Sammonds, reports from the 8th Annual LPHA Conference in Ramallah: This week, Medical Aid for Palestinians supported the 8th annual Lancet-Palestinian...
View ArticleJoin MAPâs side event at the Human Rights Council: Health Under Occupation
If you are attending the Human Right Council session in Geneva next week come along to Medical Aid for Palestinian’s (MAP) side event! Health Under Occupation: Ensuring accountability for attacks on...
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