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“I wish to become a famous footballer and return to my home in Syria”

Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) supports the wellbeing and mental health of Palestinian children in Lebanon. In partnership with UNICEF and four local organisations- Naba'a, Najdeh, NISCVT,...

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On one-year anniversary of “Great March of Return”, MAP warns urgent...

On the one-year anniversary of the “Great March of Return” demonstrations, Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) warns that urgent international action is needed to protect lives and prevent the further...

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MAP Campaigns Digest: Speaking out in UK and at the UN for the protection of...

Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) had a busy fortnight in the UK and Geneva spotlighting dangers faced by healthcare workers in the occupied Palestinian territory. The period coincided with the lead...

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For Mothers in Palestine

Give the gift of health and dignity.  This Mother's Day, show some love for the Palestinian mothers living under occupation and as refugees.  Palestinian women and their children have high rates of...

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Ahmad’s story: “We helped him believe in his abilities”

A training workshop for teachers working in Al-Buss refugee camp by Wafa Dakwar, MAP’s Senior Programme Officer in Lebanon In Lebanon Palestinian refugee children with learning difficulties face many...

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UK Parliamentarians call for accountability for attacks on Palestinian medics

Last month, at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, the UK abstained on a vote supporting accountability for potential violations of international law in the context of the ongoing “Great March of...

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New MAP video: Help keep me on the road! MAP’s mobile health clinic

Error module embedded not found In January, the new mobile clinic of Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) hit the road to provide a vital lifeline for Bedouin communities in the occupied West Bank....

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“The fear of not getting therapy amplified my suffering”

Aseel Baidoun, Advocacy and Communications Officer for  Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) in the West Bank, met with Noha, a Palestinian woman from Gaza, to discuss the many difficulties she has...

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How one young karate champion in Gaza is fighting coeliac disease with...

Twelve years of blockade and closure has placed huge obstacles on the movement of people and goods in and out of Gaza, and badly damaged the economy. Gaza has high poverty, and the highest rate of...

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MAP saddened by passing of Patron Zein Mayassi

It is with huge sadness that the staff and Trustees of Medical Aid for Palestinians report the passing away of our patron and friend, Mr Zein Mayassi.   Mr Mayassi was born in Haifa but went to...

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10th Conference of the Lancet Palestinian Health Alliance

By Professor Graham Watt, MD FRCGP FRSE FMedSci CBE, Emeritus Professor, General Practice and Primary Care, University of Glasgow Over 200 Palestinian and international health researchers met in...

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Protecting Palestinian health workers: When will the UK live up to its...

“The injury has greatly affected my life. I am afraid and remain shaken. I send a message to the international community to pressure Israel through the United Nations and other international...

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Dr Philippa Whitford MP returns to Palestine to review breast cancer care...

This spring, Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) again supported breast cancer surgeon and Member of Parliament, Dr Philippa Whitford, to travel to the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) as part of...

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MAP extremely concerned about Gaza escalation

Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) is extremely concerned about the current escalation in Gaza, which began on Friday. Israeli airstrikes, and shelling by tanks and the navy are ongoing in Rafah, Khan...

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25 Palestinians killed, 99 families displaced during Gaza escalation

As media attention again fades from Gaza following the recent devastating two-day military escalation, Palestinians continue to live with the human consequences. Twenty-five Palestinians were killed...

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14 May: Remembering the Great March of Return’s deadliest day

Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) is remembering today the staggering loss of life and bloodshed at the “Great March of Return” protests on 14 May in Gaza last year. Sixty people were killed and...

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Nakba day: “My hope is to return to Palestine and live in peace”

Today marks the 71st anniversary of the Nakba, or ‘Catastrophe’, when more than 750,000 Palestinians were expelled from or fled their homes due to the actions of armed groups during the creation of...

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Watch now: MAP supports Gaza’s first surgical live screening

This month, members of the UK’s Royal College of Surgeons travelled to Gaza with Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) to continue developing surgical skills amongst local Palestinian health workers....

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One Trek to rule them all…

100 km, 29 people, 9 days, 1 Palestine This spring MAP took a group of brave trekkers to the West Bank as part of our newly launched fundraising challenge – Trek Palestine. Here we tell the story of...

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في ذكرى 14 أيار: أكثر الأيام دموية في مسيرات...

14 أيار 2019  ØªØªØ°ÙƒØ± "جمعية العون الطبي للفلسطينيين" (ماب) اليوم الخسارة الكبيرة في الأرواح وسفك الدماء في "مسيرات...

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