#Women's and children's health

MAP supports West Bank healthcare workers with advanced breast cancer training in Jordan

In September, MAP sent two healthcare professionals from the breast unit it supports at Rafidia Hospital in Nablus, to Jordan for advanced training at the King Hussein Cancer Centre.

MAP’s midwives support women and children displaced in Lebanon’s shelters

In this interview, Ola, a midwife working with MAP shares her experiences and highlights the health challenges facing pregnant women, mothers and children who have been forced to flee their homes and are now staying in collective shelters.

“We’ve never seen a conflict this century that’s impacted women and their children like the one in Gaza”

On International Women’s Day, Deborah Harrington spoke to MAP about how Israel’s indiscriminate bombardment and siege of Gaza is impacting women and girls. 

Baby Aisha’s sight saved thanks to MAP’s support for neonatal care in Gaza

Thanks to MAP’s support for neonatal care in Gaza, Fedaa’s baby Aisha, who was born prematurely, received urgent treatment to save her sight.

“When MAP’s midwives visit, we feel that someone cares about us”

When Raneem was pregnant with her first child, MAP’s nurse Lamis helped her step-by-step on her journey. “It was my first pregnancy, so I was in great need of this support.”

International Women’s Day: Meet the Women’s Health Doctor delivering healthcare in threatened West Bank communities

Dr Aseel Dar-Alan works as a Women’s Health Doctor with the PMRS mobile clinic in the Jordan Valley. She told us how women are particularly marginalised in this already oppressive context, and why her work is so important to upholding their health and dignity.

MAP’s midwives bring healthcare and hope to Palestinian women and babies in Lebanon

In this interview, we spoke to an inspiring Palestinian woman who is receiving essential support from one of our team of community midwives in Lebanon.

“I am ready to accept whatever happens”: Khadiji’s battle with breast cancer in Lebanon

During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, MAP and their partner Naba’a, promoted early detection, and offered free consultations with doctors at reproductive health clinics and referrals for free testing for Palestinian women like Khadiji in Lebanon.

Samira’s struggle as a breast cancer survivor: “I wish to receive the treatment I need and have relief from these hardships”

“I used to be strong and healthy and was easily able to do outside activities. But I can’t anymore. Since going through chemotherapy, I have lost my voice and I breathe very heavily,” she said.

New MAP-supported unit transforms breast care in the West Bank

This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, MAP is delighted to announce the official opening of a new breast unit at Rafidia Hospital in Nablus, in the occupied West Bank.

“The breast cancer campaign’s activities are essential during these times”

MAP’s Programme Manager in Lebanon spoke to women to hear about the challenges to accessing breast cancer diagnosis and care in Lebanon, and how MAP and Naba’a are helping overcome these.