First âSocial Circusâ conference in Palestine to promote equal rights and...
In September, the Palestinian Circus School, in cooperation with Medical Aid or Palestinians (MAP), has hosted a first-of-its-kind virtual international conference, “The Social Circus: Promoting Equal...
View ArticleMAP responding to COVID-19 outbreak in Gaza amid fears of health system collapse
Cases of COVID-19 continue to spread in Gaza following the discovery of the first locally-transmitted cases on 24 August. According to the latest figures from the Palestinian Ministry of Health, as of...
View ArticleâThey care about me, listen to me, and are by my side during this difficult...
By Wafa Dakwar, Medical Aid for Palestinians' (MAP’s) Senior Programme Officer in Lebanon The twin threats of Lebanon’s economic crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic are hurting marginalised and...
View ArticleGaza disability rights advocates speak to UN experts ahead of Israel review
In September Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) briefed the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, ahead of their review of Israel’s progress in implementing the Convention on the...
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View ArticleThree Peaks for Palestine!
Supporter, Michael Battye was due to run the London Marathon in aid of MAP on 04 October 2020 before it was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, this has not stopped Michael from...
View ArticleTroubling times for Palestinian children increase demand for mental health...
By Aseel Baidoun, MAP’s Advocacy Officer in the West Bank I was born and raised in East Jerusalem. After school, I travelled to Lebanon to pursue my bachelor's degree. It wasn’t until I moved to...
View ArticleWorld Mental Health Day: âCOVID-19 threatens young Palestinians' futuresâ
Photo credit: Abed Rahim Khatib, Shutterstock By Wafa Dakwar, Medical Aid for Palestinian’s (MAP’s) Senior Programme Officer in Lebanon Around the world, the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has turned...
View ArticleDeema, 2020: How the Gaza blockade still denies women with breast cancer the...
To mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) is relaunching its animation highlighting the many challenges faced by breast cancer patients in Gaza. The animation, first...
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View ArticleIn Memory of Isaac Nusseibeh MBCHB, LMSSA, FRCS
MAP was deeply saddened to learn of the death of friend and honorary patron, Mr Isaac Nusseibeh this summer. A Palestinian refugee from Jerusalem, Isaac Nusseibeh became a pioneering senior Consultant...
View ArticleâBreast cancer will not end or wait because of coronavirusâ
Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) and our partners are once again marking Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October, but this year in the new context of a COVID-19 pandemic that adds a layer of...
View ArticleA lifeline to those living on the edge: MAPâs mobile clinic for threatened...
Since the signing of the Oslo Accords in 1993, more than 60 per cent of the West Bank has been designated ‘Area C’, where Israel retains civil and military control, including over law enforcement,...
View ArticleTip of the iceberg: deeper implications of COVID-19 for Palestinian communities
Photo credit: Shutterstock, Abed Rahim Khatib As winter approaches, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread at an alarming rate in the occupied Palestinian territory and the Palestinian refugee...
View ArticleMAP supports essential respirator training for Palestinian health workers...
In September, Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) and the International Medical Education Trust 2000 (IMET2000), supported by the British Consulate General, delivered 15 Continuous Positive Airway...
View ArticlePalestinian health workers battle the pandemic against a backdrop of...
Photo credit: ZUMA Press, Inc. / Alamy Stock Photo Earlier this year, Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) once again joined our partners in the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition (SHCC) to...
View ArticleWith Palestineâs first community research on burns injuries, MAP is helping...
Melanie Coyne, MAP’s Programme Manager, explains how we are helping to reduce the prevalence of burns injuries in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) and improve the care that those with burns...
View ArticleYoung refugees building confidence and skills despite the pandemic: âI am...
Photo credit: Shutterstock / Anastasiia Rodion By Wafa Dakwar, Medical Aid for Palestinians' (MAP’s) Senior Programme Officer in Lebanon The harsh impacts of a chronic economic crisis and the COVID-19...
View ArticleThe butterfly: âIâm surrounded with people who love and support me in my...
Photo credit: Abeer Qashlan Rania* describes the many difficulties she has faced as a breast cancer patient in Gaza and how the women’s health centre in Al Bureij refugee camp, which is run by MAP’s...
View ArticlePalestinian youth working together to tackle bullying in Lebanonâs refugee...
By Wafa Dakwar, Medical Aid for Palestinians' (MAP’s) Senior Programme Officer in Lebanon Bullying is a global problem, prevalent in all communities and cultures. The UN estimates that one in three...
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