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“This house was my life, but I saw it smashed into rubble because I am...

by Aseel Baidoun, MAP’s Advocacy and Communications Officer in the West Bank Ghaleb Abu Hadwan, 63, and his family are staying with extended family back in Shufat refugee camp after Israeli forces...

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UK to Gaza: new breast cancer diagnosis and treatment techniques

This June, a MAP-supported breast cancer mission travelled to Gaza. The team comprised of Consultant Radiologist Dr Ashwini Sharma, Breast Cancer Surgeon Dr Glyn Neades and Specialist Radiographer...

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Remembering passionate disability rights advocate Peter Coleridge

All of us at Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) were extremely sad to learn of the death of MAP Trustee and passionate disability rights advocate, Peter Coleridge. The family held a memorial for him...

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“When I help my fellow refugees, I feel I am helping my family”

by Wafa Dakwar, Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP’s) Senior Programme Officer in Lebanon Monday 12 August was International Youth Day. To mark the occasion, we spoke to Hisham, a Social Worker in the...

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Parents separated from children receiving medical care outside Gaza

A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) demonstrates how the restrictions Israel places on the movement of patients and families in Gaza harm patient care, including vital medical care...

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“My happiness was indescribable when I stood on the stage”

Despite living in perpetual exile in Lebanon for more than 70 years, Palestinian refugees across the country continue to suffer from social and economic exclusion, discrimination, and extreme poverty....

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MAP-supported burns surgeons complete training in India and Nepal

Serious burns can not only cause excruciating pain to those affected, they can also cause life-long disability or even death if not treated quickly and adequately. In the context of the West Bank,...

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Latest limb reconstruction delegation returns from Gaza

Since the widespread “Great March of Return” protests began in Gaza 17 months ago, more than 315 Palestinians have been killed and 33,000 injured by Israeli forces using live ammunition, rubber-coated...

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Survival of new-borns in Gaza: My work with MAP

Babies born into Gaza amid the decade-long closure and blockade are born into a context of economic decline and a collapsing healthcare system with shortages of basic medical supplies and equipment....

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With love from Paris to Palestine

Community fundraisers, MC Events, completed a charity cycle ride starting from London and finishing in Paris to raise money for a MAP-funded Mobile Health clinic in the West Bank. The group of over 30...

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MAP’s Gaza team share expertise in treating gunshot wounds at international...

Last week Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP)’s team in the UK were delighted to be joined by our Limb Reconstruction Project Assistants from Gaza, Shahd B. Abu Hamad and Mohammed Aghaalkurdi. Shahd...

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UN highlights MAP’s unique work treating limb injuries in Gaza

In its Humanitarian Bulletin this month, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has featured Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP)’s vital support for the treatment of limb...

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UK doctor reports on family medicine mission to the West Bank

Last week, a group of UK-based GPs travelled to the West Bank as part of our ongoing ‘family medicine’ programme in the occupied Palestinian territory. The doctors are supporting the delivery of a...

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MAP at Labour Party Conference: “Accountability key to ending humanitarian...

Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) was at the Labour Party Annual Conference in Brighton this week to speak about the contemporary challenges to Palestinians’ rights to health and dignity, and the...

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Photographing disability rights in Gaza

Last week, Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) embarked on an exciting photography project with Palestinians with disabilities in Gaza. Taking on the role as photographers, the project is supporting...

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تصوير حقوق لأشخاص ذوي الإعاقة في غزة

أطلقت جمعية العون الطبي للفلسطينيين( ماب) مشروع تصوير تفاعلي مع الاشخاص ذوي الإعاقة في غزة الأسبوع الماضي....

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MPs continue to press government on protection of Palestinian health workers

Attacks by Israeli forces on health workers continue to undermine healthcare in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt). According to the latest data from the World Health Organization (WHO), 810...

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Breast Cancer Awareness Month: “The worst part was the uncertainty and...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual worldwide campaign to raise understanding of the importance of breast cancer treatment, education and research.  In the occupied Palestinian...

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Palestinian Circus School: “My favourite bit is acrobatics and jumping on...

By Aseel Baidoun, Medical Aid for Palestinians’ (MAP’s) Advocacy and Communications Officer in the West Bank Reda is 18 years old and lives in Ramallah in the West Bank with his mother and two younger...

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MAP at SNP annual conference: “Accountability is the key” to ending...

Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) was delighted to be in Aberdeen this week for the Scottish National Party annual conference. At a well-attended fringe event organised by SNP Friends of Palestine,...

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