#Health and Dignity

Promoting dignity for children growing up in East Jerusalem

Read how our partner in East Jerusalem, the Al Saraya Centre, is helping to support the psychological wellbeing and dignity of Palestinian children growing up in the tense environment of East Jerusalem.

“When a Palestinian medical student graduates she is told she can’t legally work in medicine”

Alia*, a Palestinian refugee studying to become a doctor at a Lebanese university, spoke to MAP about the barriers to becoming a doctor in Lebanon.

Nakba 70: Dr Ali Dakwar, MAP's Director of Programes in Lebanon

MAP’s Director of Programmes in Lebanon, Dr Ali Dakwar, describes his life as a Palestinian refugee in Lebanon, and why he works for the health and dignity of Palestinians with MAP:

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.

UK Government responds to Health and Dignity petition

This week MAP received a response from the UK Government to our Health and Dignity petition, which was signed by over 13,000 people across the UK in 2017.

Voices from Gaza: Living with a disability under blockade

Last month, MAP's team in Gaza met Palestinians with disabilities who participate in our ‘Inclusive and Accessible Society’ project to discuss the barriers they face in attaining full and equal participation in society.

Israeli security forces raid hospital, obstructions to healthcare reported amid Jerusalem clashes

Al Makassed Hospital was raided by Israeli security forces on Monday, amid clashes in occupied East Jerusalem this week.

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.