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Gaza update: Teenage fisherman killed and Palestinians injured

On Sunday 25 February a Palestinian teenager, 18-year-old Ismail Saleh Abu Reyala, was killed by Israeli forces while fishing off the coast of northern Gaza.

MAP invites Prince William to see health projects and humanitarian situation in Gaza and West Bank

Following the announcement that the Duke of Cambridge, Prince William, will visit the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) this summer and become the first senior royal family member to officially do so, Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) has written to the Prince to invite him to visit specific places so as to better understand the many challenges being faced by Palestinians and, where possible, help alleviate them.

MAP's impact: Developing surgical skills in Gaza

Health providers are frequently denied the opportunity to travel to training and specialization opportunities outside Gaza. Here's how MAP's and the Royal College of Surgeons are helping to bring training into Gaza so these skills can be developed locally and sustainably.

Press release: 54 Gaza patients died in 2017 following denial or delay to exit permits

Medical Aid for Palestinians join Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, Physicians for Human Rights Israel and Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights in highlighting Israel's record-low rate of medical permit approvals for patients needing to leave Gaza in 2017.

Gaza update: Surgeries and cleaning services cancelled and medicines continue to run out

MAP's team in Gaza provide an update on the continuing deterioration of the health system, with the cancellation of surgeries and 45% of medicines now at 'zero stock'.

MAP joins 70 NGOs to call for an end to occupation

A new report from The Association of International Development Agencies (AIDA), a coalition of more than 70 NGOs working in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), documents the grim reality of life under occupation.

Urgent action needed to prevent total collapse of Gaza health system

As Gaza’s humanitarian emergency deepens, Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) has called for urgent action from the international community to prevent the total collapse of Gaza’s health sector.

From Gaza to Geneva: leaving Palestine for the first time to speak at the UN

In December, Haitham Al Saqqa, MAP’s Programme Assistant in Gaza, joined MAP colleagues in Geneva. Haitham describes his journey to from Gaza to the UN.

Gaza update: hospital and seven clinics close due to fuel shortages

This week several medical services ground to a halt in Gaza, including a hospital and seven medical centres, due to severe shortages of fuel. A spokesperson from the Palestinian Ministry of Health (MoH) said the situation in Gaza has entered an “unprecedented stage”.

Despite return of some electricity, Gaza’s medical emergency deepens

An update from MAP’s team in Gaza this week has reported that urgent action is needed to prevent the collapse of the health system.

Hope for a healthy future: Combatting malnutrition in Gaza

Many of Gaza’s almost two million residents struggle to afford the nutritious food their families need. MAP, in partnership with Muslim Aid, provides support to a nutrition centre in Gaza, run by local charity Ard El Insan.

US withdrawal of UNRWA funding endangers the lives of Palestinian refugees

The US Government announced on Tuesday that it has halved its planned funding to the UN agency responsible for humanitarian support to Palestinian refugees, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA).

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