#Healthcare

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).

Ambulances and occupation: restrictions to movement

A new documentary from Al-Jazeera English highlights the movement restrictions on Palestinian ambulances.

Further Palestinians shot dead due to apparent excessive use of lethal force

Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) remains deeply concerned by the ongoing loss of life and injuries caused by the Israeli security forces in the oPt.

9-year-old girl dies after travel for treatment obstructed

Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) is very saddened to learn of the death of a 9-year-old Palestinian girl with special needs whose access to urgent medical treatment was obstructed by occupying forces.

West Bank to Scotland: caring for cancer patients

Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) caught up with four Palestinian nurses from Bethlehem University who spent two weeks in Scotland learning about advances in caring for cancer patients.

Gaza's forgotten humanitarian emergency

Gaza’s humanitarian emergency is particularly dangerous for its youngest residents. Thanks to our supporters, MAP is helping to protect the lives of at-risk new-born babies in Gaza.

Beating breast cancer in the West Bank: “My task now is to educate and help others to accept and treat the disease”

MAP spoke to Rania, one of many women who has benefitted from the services of the Dunya Centre, the West Bank's only clinic specialising in gynaecology and breast cancer.

Gaza’s humanitarian emergency continues to worsen as winter hits

New data from the World Health Organisation highlights the continuing deterioration of the situation in Gaza, particularly with regards to healthcare.

Asfari-MAP Scholar wins medical prize: “MAP has changed my life forever!”

MAP caught up with Asfari-MAP scholar, Aida Shaar, who has been given an award from The British Thoracic Society for the research she conducted on her scholarship-MSc programme.

Trump's announcement threatens the heart of Palestinian healthcare

On Wednesday, President Donald Trump declared that the United States now recognises Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Israel, and announced his intention to move the US embassy to the city.

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