MAPâs team report on life in Gaza as electricity crisis deepens
People in Gaza are now living with just three hours of mains electricity per day after Israel reduced its power supply on Monday. We have reported previously on the danger posed to medical care caused...
View ArticleNew MAP briefing exposes how Israelâs occupation obstructs the development...
Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) has today released the fourth in our series of briefings investigating the impact of 50 years of Israel’s military occupation on the health and dignity of...
View ArticleNew infographic shows how Israelâs occupation obstructs the development of...
The latest infographic from Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) demonstrates how Israel’s occupation obstructs the development of Palestinian healthcare. This infographic was released as part of...
View ArticleTake action: write to your MP to support Palestinian health and dignity
Join Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) in calling on the newly elected UK government to support the health and dignity of Palestinians. Next Wednesday, 5 July, there will be a House of Commons debate...
View ArticleMAP and LPHR provisionally welcome statement by Home Secretary to widen...
MAP and LPHR provisionally welcome statement by Home Secretary to widen UK’s Syria refugee resettlement scheme to include non-Syrian nationals. Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) and Lawyers for...
View ArticleOver 9,000 signatures so far! Demand Health and Dignity for Palestinians
The MAP team would like to thank all of our supporters who have so far added their voice to our campaign calling on the UK government to support Palestinian health and dignity. Error module...
View ArticleThank you: over 1,500 emails sent to 545 MPs
Thank you to everyone who wrote to their MP encouraging them to support Palestinians’ rights to health and dignity in a House of Commons debate on Wednesday. Over 1,500 emails were sent to 545 MPs,...
View ArticleCanadian Jewish News refuses to give Medical Aid for Palestinians right of reply
Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) was dismayed to read an op-ed attacking our work published by Canadian Jewish News (CJN), by NGO Monitor’s Becca Wertman (A bitter pill: Gaza’s humanitarian trap, 10...
View ArticleMAPâs Gaza team: Power cuts affecting healthcare and all aspects of...
This week Gaza has been ‘plunged into darkness’ by a deepening electricity crisis. Gaza’s only power plant ceased operating once again on Wednesday due to lack of fuel, leaving almost two million...
View ArticleFor Maddalena!
Step in and continue Maddalena's hard work and dedication in support of MAP! The fundraising team had a sad story coming our way this week. One of our most dedicated and enthusiastic supporters...
View ArticleGet well soon Maddalena!
For Maddalena (pictured, second from left), a day of volunteering to help people in need ended up in a trip to hospital. One of our most dedicated and enthusiastic supporters, Maddalena broke her hip...
View ArticleBeloved Abeer passes away after being denied travel for treatment outside Gaza
Abeer Abu Jayyad was “one of the loveliest and most resilient women” at the MAP-supported women’s health centre in Bureij Camp, Gaza, according to the centre’s director. Abeer attended the centre from...
View ArticleIsraeli security forces raid hospital, obstructions to healthcare reported...
Al Makassed Hospital was raided by Israeli security forces on Monday, amid clashes in occupied East Jerusalem this week. According to media reports, armed Israeli police entered the hospital on Monday...
View ArticleVoices from Gaza: Living with a disability under blockade
For people with disabilities in Gaza life under 10 years of blockade and 50 years of occupation present additional challenges which exacerbate the difficulties they face in their day-to-day lives....
View ArticleWHO: Gaza health sector being brought âto its kneesâ
This week the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a statement warning that electricity cuts and continued shortages of medicines and medical supplies in Gaza are further restricting the access of 2...
View ArticleAccountability must be sought for armed raids on East Jerusalem hospital
Israeli soldiers and police raided Al Makassed Hospital in occupied East Jerusalem twice last week, amid protests and clashes which have hit the West Bank. Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) reported...
View ArticleWest Bank update: Hebron Burns Unit welcomes first patients
Medical Aid for Palestinians is delighted to announce that Hebron’s first dedicated burns treatment has opened its doors to patients, with the help of our partner, Interburns. Burns injuries – from...
View ArticleWHO report: Barriers to healthcare access continue to grow for Palestinian...
A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) highlights how Israel’s barriers to freedom of movement are harming the functioning of the Palestinian health system and the continuity of patient...
View ArticleProtecting new-born babies in Gaza: Baby Adamâs story
The 10-year blockade and closure impacts on all aspects of daily life for people in Gaza, reducing the availability of essentials such as jobs, water, electricity and healthcare. The hardship of life...
View ArticleKhalilâs story: âHome for me is Palestine, not Syria or Lebanonâ
Palestinian refugees, displaced from their homes in Palestine since the ‘Nakba’ of 1948, are one of the largest and longest-displaced refugee populations in the world. Lebanon is currently home to...
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