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Caring for the youngest generation of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon
MAP supports the wellbeing and mental health of Palestinian children in Lebanon. In partnership with UNICEF and local organisations, MAP is bringing psychosocial and mental health support to thousands of children affected by the Syria crisis.
“I just sit and watch my son in the incubator with tears in my eyes”
Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) visited the neonatal unit at Al-Shifa Hospital to talk to staff and the families of new-born babies who live – and die – on the front-line of the humanitarian emergency in Gaza.
In numbers: Gaza’s healthcare emergency
A Special Situation Report released last week by the World Health Organization (WHO) underscores the seriousness of Gaza's healthcare emergency
Gaza experiencing ‘humanitarian emergency’ warn MAP
The situation in Gaza has reached its lowest ebb outside of periods of military attack and should now be considered a humanitarian emergency, Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) has today warned.
Protecting new-born babies in Gaza: Baby Adam’s story
The 10-year blockade and closure impacts on all aspects of daily life for people in Gaza, reducing the availability of essentials such as jobs, water, electricity and healthcare. The hardship of life under blockade has particularly hit Gaza’s youngest residents.
International Day of the Midwife: Celebrating MAP’s community midwives in Lebanon
Last Friday, 5 May, was the International Day of the Midwife, and this year’s theme was ‘Midwives, Mothers and Families: Partners for Life.’ Midwives around the globe understand that by working in partnership with women and their families they can support them to make better health decisions and ensure a safe birth.
Palestinian child, 5, dies after being denied Gaza exit for medical treatment
A five year old child from Khan Younis, Gaza, has died after Israeli authorities failed to issue her a permit to exit for medical care in East Jerusalem.
Supporting Gaza’s youngest residents: Neonatal infection control
Dr Ezzedin Gouta, UK-based neonatal life support specialist and MAP trustee, writes about how MAP’s work is helping to give the hope of a better start in life for babies in Gaza.
Over 100 MPs contacted so far! No mother and child should be separated by the blockade
The MAP team would like to thank all our supporters who have so far written to their MPs to raise concerns about how the blockade is separating mothers in Gaza from their children in East Jerusalem hospitals .
Royal College and MAP assess disability services for Palestinian children in Lebanon
Last week a joint team from MAP and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) travelled to Lebanon to undertake a scoping visit of disability assessment and services for Palestinian children.
In the eye of the storm: The children of East Jerusalem
The Old City of East Jerusalem, with its ancient limestone buildings and narrow, twisting alleyways, has become the epicentre of ...
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