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Celebrating International Women’s Day: the women behind MAP’s vital programmes

To mark International Women’s Day, MAP is celebrating the outstanding women enabling our work in support of Palestinians’ rights to health and dignity.

MAP’s community midwives caring for mothers and babies in Lebanon

Hear from Ola, a MAP community midwife, about how she and her colleagues are caring for Palestinian mothers and their new-born babies in Lebanon.

16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence

Read how MAP is helping to prevent and address gender-based violence in Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon.

How one mother is supporting Palestinian women in Lebanon

Om Shadi is a Palestinian mother from Ein el Helweh refugee camp in south Lebanon who has been volunteering in the MAP-supported reproductive health programme.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: “I’m proud to be a survivor at the Dunya Centre”

MAP recently met with women from the Dunya Women Cancer Centre, to hear about the clinic's psychosocial support and the difference it is making to Palestinian women’s lives.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: MAP & Dr Philippa Whitford celebrate two years of Scottish-Palestinian breast cancer care partnership

On the occasion of Breast Cancer Awareness month 2019, Dr Philippa Whitford MP and Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) are celebrating two years Scottish-Palestinian breast cancer care partnership.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: “The worst part was the uncertainty and waiting"

Suad, a Palestinian woman from Gaza, describes the many difficulties she has faced as a breast cancer patient.

Dr Philippa Whitford MP returns to Palestine to review breast cancer care capacity

This spring, MAP supported breast cancer surgeon and Member of Parliament, Dr Philippa Whitford, to travel to Palestine as part of our continuing programme of work to improve Palestinain breast cancer care.

The outstanding work of MAP's community midwives

The health of women and children is a major cause for concern for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.

Tackling gender-based violence: 16 days of activism in Lebanon

Wafa Dakwar, Medical Aid for Palestinians' (MAP’s) Senior Programme Officer in Lebanon, describes how MAP is helping to prevent and address gender-based violence in Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon.

Following six UK breast cancer specialists in the West Bank

Last week, MAP supported a multidisciplinary team of UK breast cancer specialists to travel to the West Bank to help develop Palestinian breast cancer care.

Developing Palestinian breast cancer care this Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Next week, a group of UK specialists is travelling to the West Bank to support the development of breast cancer care. We spoke to Jane Macaskill, Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon, to find out what her and her team will be up to.

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