What could the UK election mean for Palestinians?
This week UK Prime Minister Theresa May called a general election. The vote will take place on 8 June, the same week as Palestinians in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza mark 50 years living...
View ArticleHunger striking Palestinian prisoners protest lack of access to medical care
This week more than 1,100 Palestinian prisoners announced the start of a mass hunger strike in protest against the conditions inside Israeli prisons. Their demands include better access to medical...
View ArticleSupporting Gazaâs youngest residents: Neonatal infection control
Gaza’s 10-year blockade and closure disproportionately affects its youngest residents. Earlier this year, UN OCHA identified that approximately 287,000 children and babies are vulnerable as a result...
View ArticleNew infographic shows the occupationâs threats to mental health
The latest infographic from Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) demonstrates some of the ways 50 years of occupation is impacting the mental health and quality of life of Palestinians. The UN Special...
View ArticleA firm foundation: Update on MAPâs family medicine programme in the West Bank
Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) is supporting the development of family medicine in the West Bank. This new approach to primary care can help ensure Palestinian families have access to continuous,...
View ArticlePress release: Four Gaza hospitals shut down as fuel crisis deepens-...
Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) is alarmed that four hospitals in Gaza have stopped working due to the deepening fuel shortage there. The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza yesterday told MAP...
View ArticleSanaâs story: How MAPâs limb reconstruction programme is saving limbs in...
Israel’s 51-day military offensive on Gaza in 2014 was the deadliest to date, causing the deaths of 2,217 Palestinians, including 556 children. The effects of the destruction and damage to homes and...
View ArticleMAP-supported Dunya Clinic wins Womenâs Development Prize
Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) is delighted to learn that one of our local partners, the Dunya Women’s Cancer Centre in Ramallah, the West Bank, has been awarded the Islamic Development Bank (IDB)...
View ArticleGaza fuel crisis update: No long-term solutions in sight
Health and humanitarian conditions in Gaza continue to worsen due to the ongoing electricity crisis. As stated by the UN on 3 May, only the most critical services are available across Gaza as...
View ArticlePalestinian child, 5, dies after being denied Gaza exit for medical treatment
A five year old child from Khan Younis, Gaza, has died after Israeli authorities failed to issue her a permit to exit for medical care in East Jerusalem. The Al Mezan Center for Human Rights reported...
View ArticlePress release: Patient care affected by teargas, stun grenades used near...
NOTE: This release has been edited from its original form at 18:00 on 5 May. MAP has since learned that tear gas was fired close to but not inside the Palestine Medical Complex. Interruptions to care...
View ArticlePress release: Two more Palestinians die after being denied exit from Gaza...
Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) is very saddened to learn of the deaths of two more Palestinians living in Gaza who were denied permission to travel to East Jerusalem for medical treatment....
View ArticleInternational Day of the Midwife: Celebrating MAPâs community midwives in...
Last Friday, 5 May, was the International Day of the Midwife, and this year’s theme was ‘Midwives, Mothers and Families: Partners for Life.’ Midwives around the globe understand that by working in...
View ArticleGaza health crisis deepens as 33 percent of medicines at âzero stockâ
The Ministry of Health (MoH) in Gaza has this week announced that 33% of essential medicines and 31% of medical disposables are at ‘zero stock’, meaning that less than a month’s supply is available on...
View ArticleCelebrating Palestinian nurses on International Nurses Day
Today is International Nurses Day, celebrated on 12 May each year, the anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, the social reformer regarded as an important founder of modern nursing....
View ArticleLatest edition of Witness: Time for action
The latest newsletter from Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) comes at a critical time, as Palestinians mark the 50th anniversary of the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza and the 10th anniversary...
View ArticleNakba Day: Time for Action
Today, as the Nakba (or 'catastrophe') enters its 70th year, MAP CEO Aimee Shalan launches our 50 Days of Action: On 15 May each year we commemorate the ‘Nakba’ (meaning ‘catastrophe’), the day that...
View ArticleWest Bank update: Bringing burns treatment closer
Israel’s protracted occupation of Palestinian territory is back in the news after years of being eclipsed by other crises in the region. Since the start of the year, President Donald Trump has...
View ArticlePalestinian prisonersâ health deteriorates as the hunger strike enters its...
This week approximately 1,000 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons entered their second month of a hunger strike over conditions and medical rights. Their demands to the Israeli Prison Services...
View ArticleDocumenting deaths as Israelâs restrictions on Gaza patient travel continue
This week the World Health Organisation (WHO) released its latest data on the restriction of movement for Palestinians requiring medical treatment outside of Gaza. The report demonstrates a continuing...
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