“When MAP’s midwives visit, we feel that someone cares about us”
Living conditions for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, who are living in overcrowded camps and are subject to discriminatory policies, have deteriorated significantly since the onset of Lebanon’s...
View ArticleFive years on from the Great March of Return wounds are still unhealed
Five years ago today, on 30 March 2018, a wave of weekly demonstrations by Palestinians at the Gaza perimeter fence began. Thousands of Palestinians joined the ‘Great March of Return’ protests and...
View ArticleChronic impunity continues to prevail for grave attacks on Palestinian...
On the five year anniversary of the start of the “Great March of Return” protests in Gaza, and nearly nine years on from Israel’s assault on Gaza in 2014, Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, Medical Aid...
View ArticleMAP speaks out against attacks on Palestinian healthcare at UN Human Rights...
As Israeli settler and military violence continues to surge in the occupied West Bank, Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) has been calling for protection of Palestinian healthcare and civilians at the...
View Article" نشعر بأن أحدهم يكترث لصحتنا ويهتم بسلامتنا حين تزورنا قابلات ماب"
يعيش اللاجئون الفلسطينيون في مخيمات مكتظة في لبنان حيث يواجهون سياسات تمييزية أدّت مع نشوب الأزمة الاقتصادية في لبنان إلى تدهور جسيم في مستويات معيشتهم وإلى معاناة 93% منهم من الفقر، وتنطوي على هذا...
View ArticleIsraeli forces attack Palestinian worshippers and obstruct paramedics in Al...
On 5 April, Israeli forces stormed Al Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem and attacked worshippers inside, in the latest example of an explosion of military violence against Palestinians...
View ArticleMAP calls for urgent protection of Palestinian children after boy shot...
Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) is calling for urgent and immediate action to protect children in the West Bank, after an Israeli settler shot and injured a Palestinian child outside the building...
View Articleالقوات الإسرائيلية تعتدي على المصلّين الفلسطينيين في المسجد الأقصى وتمنع...
أقدمت قوات جيش الاحتلال الاسرائيلي بتاريخ 5 نيسان/أبريل على اقتحام حرم المسجد الأقصى في القدس الشرقية المحتلة واعتدت على المصلّين بداخله في ما يشكّل حلقة جديدة من سلسلة العنف العسكري ضد الفلسطينيين في...
View ArticleCrafting a better future: One woman’s journey through disability and beadwork
Palestinian refugees with disabilities in Lebanon face significant challenges and are often sidelined in society. The country’s ongoing economic crisis has made it increasingly difficult for...
View Articleابتكار مستقبل أفضل: لاجئة فلسطينية بين الاعاقة والخرز
يواجه اللاجئون الفلسطينيون ذوو الاعاقة تحديات جمّة في لبنان وغالباً ما يتم تهميشهم في المجتمع، وذلك في وقت تزيد فيه الأزمة الاقتصادية المستمرة في لبنان من معيقات وصولهم بشكل كافٍ للمساعدات ولخدمات...
View ArticleBritish parliamentarians raise attacks on healthcare and call for...
On 20 April, British parliamentarians helped to highlight the issue of attacks on Palestinian healthcare in the occupied West Bank, and the need for action from the UK government to ensure...
View Article“Just because you lose your limb, it doesn’t mean you lose your life”: The...
Almost 7% of the more than two million Palestinians living in Gaza have a disability. Israel’s illegal closure and blockade, military occupation, repeated military offensives and a subsequent...
View Article"لمجرد فقدان أحد أطرافك لا يعني فقدان حياتك": سعي مناصر لحقوق ذوي...
تشكل نسبة الأشخاص ذوي الاعاقة حوالي 7% من مليوني فلسطيني يعيشون في غزة، حيث يواجهون صعوبات جمّة في الوصول لخدمات الرعاية الصحية والتعليم والتوظيف في ظل الأزمة الإنسانية الناشئة عن الاحتلال الاسرائيلي...
View ArticleMAP calls for protection of civilians in Gaza after Israeli airstrikes kill...
Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) is deeply alarmed by the killing of 13 Palestinians in airstrikes carried out by the Israeli military in the early hours of Tuesday 9 May. According to the Ministry...
View ArticleMAP responds to pressing health needs and supports hospitals amid Israeli...
In response to the three days of Israeli military airstrikes on Gaza, Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) has been working tirelessly to address the pressing medical needs, and support hospitals and...
View ArticleAmid deadly airstrikes, Israel further endangering Palestinian lives by...
As of the morning of Friday 12 May, 31 Palestinians have been killed, including six children, and 93 injured in the context of Israel’s latest military assault on Gaza. Health services have been...
View ArticleAs bombardment of Gaza ends, international action is needed to finally...
A ceasefire agreement brokered by Egypt between Israel and Palestinian armed factions on Saturday 13 May has brought to an end five days of Israel’s devastating bombardment in Gaza. This latest...
View ArticleGeneration Palestine: On 75th anniversary of the Nakba, new MAP campaign...
As Palestinians commemorate 75 years since the Nakba (‘catastrophe’), Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) has launched a new campaign, Generation Palestine to shine a light on the devastating impact of...
View Article75 years of Nakba: Time for the UK to stand up for Palestinian dignity,...
Today, as a group of UK-based humanitarian, development, human rights and faith charities working for Palestinian human rights, wellbeing and dignity, we commemorate the 75th anniversary of what is...
View ArticleInternational community must urgently protect Palestinian medical personnel...
Alongside Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI) and Insecurity Insight, Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) urges Member States to highlight and condemn attacks on Palestinian health workers and...
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