A Christmas message from MAPâs Chief Executive, Aimee Shalan
Dear friend, The Christmas holidays are a time to reflect. On our lives and on the lives of others. On the successes and hardships of the past year and on how to galvanise ourselves for the year...
View Article16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence
Wafa Dakwar, Medical Aid for Palestinians' (MAP’s) Senior Programme Officer in Lebanon, describes how MAP is helping to prevent and address gender-based violence in Palestinian refugee camps in...
View ArticleImmunostaining machine provided by MAP will improve accuracy and speed of...
The 13-year illegal closure of Gaza and other factors have had a devastating effect on Gaza’s health system, including cancer care. Cancer departments face severe shortages of essential drugs and...
View ArticleMAPâs community midwives caring for mothers and babies in Lebanon
The health of women and children is a major cause for concern for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, with rates of maternal and child mortality and morbidity remaining high. Medical Aid for Palestinians...
View ArticleNew MAP film: Gaza Paramedic Sabreen shot a second time
Gaza paramedic Sabreen Qeshta describes in MAP’s new film being shot while treating injured demonstrators at the “Great March of Return” and the impact this has had on her life. Error module embedded...
View ArticleâI can speak my mind and voice my rightsâ
By Wafa Dakwar, Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP’s) Senior Programme Officer in Lebanon Razan is a peer educator who has been volunteering for many years in the Adolescent Health and Life-Skills...
View ArticleAs harsh weather hits, MAP distributes essential winter supplies in Lebanon
This winter, harsher than expected conditions have hit Lebanon, with temperatures as low as -5°C. Responding to the freezing temperatures, Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP), in partnership with...
View ArticleUK medics deliver Gazaâs first colorectal surgical training
Last month, five UK-based medics, including members of the UK’s Royal College of Surgeons, travelled to Gaza with Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) to continue developing surgical skills amongst...
View ArticleUK organisations urge government to challenge annexation, US âPeace Planâ
Statement endorsed by a coalition of UK-based humanitarian, development, human rights and faith organisations working to support the rights and welfare of the Palestinian people. Last May, a group of...
View Article80+ development organisations in occupied Palestine slam Trump "deal"
A coalition of 84 international NGOs operating in the occupied Palestinian territory and Israel, the Association of International Development Agencies (AIDA), urges the international community to...
View ArticleNew film from MAPâs team in Gaza: Combatting child malnutrition
In Medical Aid for Palestinians’ (MAP’s) latest film, you can learn about the vital work of our local partner Ard El Insan and how, with your support, they are changing lives and restoring health for...
View ArticleFirst steps towards recovery: How MAP is helping Hosam walk again after he...
"It was a Friday. I woke up early as usual, did my morning routine, and when it was afternoon I went to the mosque and prayed. I had lunch at home with my family before my cousin came to our house. He...
View ArticleNew film: âWithout MAPâs midwives, I would have felt lostâ
For Palestinian women living as refugees in Lebanon, pregnancy, childbirth and caring for a new baby can be a particularly worrying ordeal. The country’s 12 Palestinian refugee camps and other...
View ArticleâThis will help save livesâ: MAP's activities for Cervical Cancer...
Despite being highly preventable, treatable, and curable when detected early, cervical cancer continues to claim the lives of hundreds of thousands of women worldwide every year, particularly in low-...
View ArticleâI want this project to be the start for people in and outside Gaza to see...
On the eve of her work being displayed at exhibitions in Gaza and in London, Samar spoke to Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) about challenges she and others with disabilities face and are exposing...
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View ArticlePromoting confidence and dignity amongst East Jerusalemâs youth
Growing up in occupied East Jerusalem does not allow a chance at a ‘normal’ childhood. The constant presence of an occupying military force means that young Palestinians are exposed daily to the...
View ArticleCelebrating International Womenâs Day: the women behind MAPâs vital...
To mark International Women’s Day this week, Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) is celebrating the outstanding women enabling our work in support of Palestinians’ rights to health and dignity. Whether...
View ArticleThe magic of the circus: Inclusive performance promotes the rights of people...
Last week ten young Palestinian performers, including five young people with learning disabilities, took to the stage to put on an outstanding show for an audience at the Palestine Circus School in...
View ArticleUK MPs witness worsening humanitarian and human rights crisis in the West...
In February, the latest delegation of UK parliamentarians – comprising Neil Coyle MP, Jeff Smith MP and Alex Norris MP – visited the West Bank with Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) and the Council...
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