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Beloved Abeer passes away after being denied travel for treatment outside Gaza

MAP is very saddened to hear that Abeer Abu Jayyab, 46, died in Gaza on 8 June 2017. Abeer suffered from breast cancer but from February the Israeli authorities rejected her requests for a travel permit so as to receive treatment in East Jerusalem.

MAP’s Gaza team: Power cuts affecting healthcare and all aspects of day-to-day life

MAP's team in Gaza report on how worsening power cuts are affecting daily life and the provision of healthcare.

Take action: write to your MP to support Palestinian health and dignity

Join Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) in calling on the newly elected UK government to support the health and dignity of Palestinians.

New infographic shows how Israel’s occupation obstructs the development of Palestinian healthcare

The latest infographic from Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) demonstrates how Israel’s occupation obstructs the development of Palestinian healthcare.

New MAP briefing exposes how Israel’s occupation obstructs the development of Palestinian healthcare

Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) has today released the fourth in our series of briefings investigating the impact of 50 years of Israel’s military occupation on the health and dignity of Palestinians.

MAP’s team report on life in Gaza as electricity crisis deepens

Our team in Gaza report on the struggles of living with just three hours of mains electricity per day after Israel reduced its power supply.

Q&A with UN Special Rapporteur Prof Michael Lynk

Following Prof Michael Lynk’s successful public talk in London last week organised by Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP), Lawyers for Palestinian Human Rights (LPHR) and Amnesty International UK, MAP caught up with him to ask five key questions about his role and the human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territory.

Event highlights: Accountability and human rights at 50 years of occupation

Read highlights from MAP's 13 June event with Michael Lynk, UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territory.

Another patient in Gaza dies after being denied access to hospital

Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights this week reported on another sad death of a Palestinian patient denied permission to travel to East Jerusalem for medical treatment.

The blockade tightens for Gaza's patients

For several years, the UN has warned that Gaza could be ‘unliveable’ by 2020. As people residing there mark ten years under Israel’s blockade and closure of Gaza in June, many would argue that this is already the case.

Documenting deaths as Israel’s restrictions on Gaza patient travel continue

This week the World Health Organisation (WHO) released its latest data on the restriction of movement for Palestinians requiring medical treatment outside of Gaza.

Gaza health crisis deepens as 33 percent of medicines at ‘zero stock’

The Ministry of Health (MoH) in Gaza has this week announced that 33% of essential medicines and 31% of medical disposables are at ‘zero stock’, meaning that less than a month’s supply is available on shelves.

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