##Training

Training Palestinian health workers in specialist burns care

A team from MAP caught up with two members of staff working at the new Burns Unit in Alia Hospital, Hebron, to find out about their work and the training they have received, and how it will help them provide high-quality care for years to come.

Improving breast cancer care behind Gaza’s closure

Medical Aid for Palestinians’ (MAP) Advocacy and Campaigns Manager, Rohan Talbot, reports on this week’s breast cancer mission to Gaza.

Supporting the development of Gaza’s physios through training in the UK

Nour, a limb reconstruction physiotherapist from Gaza, was recently in the UK training at King’s College Hospital. MAP caught up with her in London to find out more about her work and how her time in the UK helped her to develop professionally so she can best support her patients in Gaza.

Projects update: Bringing physiotherapy training to Gaza

Ten years of blockade and closure, and repeated military offensives, have put Gaza’s health sector under huge strain. In recent months, hospital services have been drastically cut back because of chronic electricity shortages, which have left hospitals reliant on backup generator power for up to 20 hours a day.