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Tip of the iceberg: deeper implications of COVID-19 for Palestinian communities

The rate of COVID-19 infections is the tip of the iceberg in terms of the pandemic’s humanitarian impact. Seven months since the first case in Palestine, the economic, social and health effects of the pandemic are severely affecting other aspects of life.

A lifeline to those living on the edge: MAP’s mobile clinic for threatened Hebron communities

With no local healthcare infrastructure or public transport in the village of Beren, mobile clinics such as the one supported of MAP are a literal lifeline. Duaa Burqan, one of the village’s residents, describes the challenges facing the local community.

World Mental Health Day: “COVID-19 threatens young Palestinians' futures”

Read about the impact of COVID-19 on young Palestinians’ mental health and how MAP is supporting them cope with these new challenges.

MAP responding to COVID-19 outbreak in Gaza amid fears of health system collapse

Cases of COVID-19 continue to spread in Gaza. MAP is deeply concerned by the outbreak and fears that the health sector will be overwhelmed.

مؤسسات بريطانية تقدم أجهزة تنفس اصطناعي حديثة لتلبية احتياجات الفلسطينيين في مواجهة فايروس الكورونا

رام الله، 10 أيلول 2020 – قامت جمعية التربية الطبية الدولية 2000 (IMET2000) وجمعية العون الطبي للفلسطينيين (MAP)، وبدعم من القنصلية البريطانية العامة، اليوم بتسليم 15 جهاز تنفس اصطناعي من نوع حديث إلى وزارة الصحة الفلسطينية في رام الله.

British organisations deliver respirators to Palestine to support COVID-19 response

The International Medical Education Trust 2000 and MAP, supported by the British Consulate General, have delivered 15 Continuous Positive Airway Pressure respirators to the Ministry of Health in Ramallah.

Meet MAP’s #RealLifeHeroes this World Humanitarian Day

To mark World Humanitarian Day, MAP is celebrating the #RealLifeHeroes who enable our work in support of Palestinians’ rights to health and dignity.

Watch: Virtual briefing on COVID-19 & the systematic neglect of East Jerusalem

Watch an online launch of our new joint briefing on COVID-19 in East Jerusalem with representative from MAP, Al-Haq and JLAC.

New Mobile Clinic in Hebron helps tackle COVID-19 surge

MAP has started a new partnership with the Palestinian Medical Relief Society to provide a mobile clinic for marginalised communities in Area C of the Hebron governorate, a region hardest hit by COVID-19.

“We don’t want our rights to be violated”: How COVID-19 is making life harder for people with disabilities in Gaza

Hear from Abdelkarem about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected his life in Gaza.

Hayat’s story: Using paint to raise community awareness of COVID-19

Hear from Hayat about a community project she has designed to help raise awareness of COVID-19 in the Palestinian camp she lives in.

New briefing and event: COVID-19 and the Systematic Neglect of East Jerusalem

A new briefing by MAP and partners exposes how systematic neglect and de-development of Palestinian healthcare has left Palestinian communities in East Jerusalem extremely vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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