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Take action: call on the UK Government to help save lives in Gaza

Healthcare is in crisis. Hospitals have cut back on all but the most essential services, 35% of essential medicines are completely out of stock, and neonatal intensive care units across Gaza are experiencing dangerous levels of overcrowding, putting babies’ lives at risk.

The UK Government can help address this emergency and save lives by:

- Increasing DFID support for Gaza, both through the UN’s US$25 million humanitarian funding appeal and long-term investment in healthcare
- Using all diplomatic opportunities – including multilateral forums and bilateral relations with Israel – to bring an end to the closure of Gaza

Please write to your MP and ask them to contact Alistair Burt, Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and Department for International Development (DfID), and urge him to take action today: