#Health workers

Medic shot in Gaza returns to UN Human Rights Council to call for accountability

Emergency physician Dr Tarek Loubani, who was shot by Israeli forces in Gaza in 2018, returned to UN Human Rights Council to highlight how international inaction to ensure accountability for attacks is keeping Palestinian health workers in the firing line.

Palestinian health workers battle the pandemic against a backdrop of violence, obstruction and ongoing impunity

This year, MAP once again joined our partners in the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition to highlight continuing attacks on health workers around the world, including in Palestine.

Event: Violent attacks and threats against health care

On 10 June, the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition - of which MAP is a member – will be holding a virtual briefing event to launch their annual report on violent attacks and other threats against health care in conflicts across 20 countries, including the oPt.

MPs continue to press government on protection of Palestinian health workers

MAP has had a fantastic response to our recent email campaign calling for protection for Palestinian health workers.

Another Palestinian medic killed – Call on UK to finally take action

The death of yet another Palestinian health worker shows that, despite frequent warnings from MAP and our supporters, impunity leads to repeated attacks.

Protecting Palestinian health workers: When will the UK live up to its commitments?

Take action now, and urge the UN Mission to the UN in New York to call for the protection of Palestinian health workers at the Security Council this month.

10th Conference of the Lancet Palestinian Health Alliance

Over 200 Palestinian and international health researchers met in Amman, Jordan, on 27/28th March 2019 for the 10th annual scientific conference of the Lancet Palestinian Health Alliance.

UK Parliamentarians call for accountability for attacks on Palestinian medics

Read a digest of a recent Urgent Question in Westminster, "UNHRC Inquiry into Deaths in Gaza", tabled by Shadow Foreign Secretary, Emily Thornberry MP.

Health workers speak out at the UN with MAP

In March MAP travelled to the UN Human Rights Council to engage in the discussions surrounding the findings of a UN Commission of Inquiry investigation into the “Great March of Return” protests in Gaza, and to highlight the devastating effects of Israel’s use of force on Palestinians’ health and access to healthcare.

Emergency Action: UK must demand accountability for attacks on Gaza health workers at UN Human Rights Council

Supporting accountability for attacks on healthcare in other countries but not the occupied Palestinian territory would set a dangerous double standard. The UK Government must send a clear message that there can be no impunity for attacks on healthcare, wherever they occur.

UN Commission of Inquiry highlights attacks on health workers, finds ‘potential war crimes and crimes against humanity’ in Gaza

Today the UN Commission of Inquiry investigating suspected violations of international law in the context of the “Great March of Return” protests in Gaza published its report at the UN Human Rights Council.

Event: In the firing line - Medics saving lives and limbs in Gaza

MAP invites you to an evening with Dr Tarek Loubani, who was shot in the legs at the protests in Gaza, and Dr Mahmoud Matar, a senior orthopaedic surgeon treating protestors’ complex limb injuries at Gaza’s largest hospital.