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Letter to BMJ

Dear Editor Gazan society is enduring its fifth health emergency in 12 years, and the biggest since 2014 (when Operation Protective Edge caused 2,200 deaths, destroyed 80,000 homes, and rendered 500,000 people homeless). (1) This time as before the main … Continue reading →

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“We returned them” — Palestinians axe 1 million Pfizer dose deal with Israel

Palestinian officials cancelled an agreement with Israel to receive around a million doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine that were on the verge of expiring. https://mondoweiss.net/2021/06/we-returned-them-palestinians-axe-1-million-pfizer-dose-deal-with-israel

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Care Workers in Solidarity With Palestine

As Health Care Workers we Stand in Solidarity With Palestine https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/as-health-care-workers-we-stand-in-solidarity-with-palestine/ To sign on in support of the above health workers letter, here is the link to do so: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSflHjWP7drt-HQCw9LXSC8VBHq5tv2XNc2Y1Sp_nqlDDlBaZQ/viewform

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By Dr Yasser Abu Jamei of Gaza Community Mental Health Program, June 4, Scientific American

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-new-mental-health-crisis-is-raging-in-gaza1/?utm_source=STAT+Newsletters&utm_campaign=c881a1df90-MR_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8cab1d7961-c881a1df90-152134678

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In Memoriam – UNRWA Students Killed in Gaza, May 2021

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Updates on situation in Gaza

UNHRC resolution establishes commission of enquiry https://undocs.org/A/HRC/S-30/L.1 Gaza patients blocked from urgent medical care in Israel authority’s heightened closure measures following bombardment http://www.mezan.org/en/post/24002 https://www.map.org.uk/news/archive/post/1243-awe-are-still-in-shocka-assessing-the-impact-of-attacks-on-gaza?utm_source=MAP+Newsletter&utm_campaign=5bf8ad9ed8-210603_Rebuilding+Gaza&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d9c2f5c5d8-5bf8ad9ed8-43278269&mc_cid=5bf8ad9ed8&mc_eid=c802acfe8a https://www.map.org.uk/news/archive/post/1248-map-welcomes-establishment-of-commission-of-inquiry-into-violations-of-international-law-in-the-occupied-palestinian-territories?utm_source=MAP+Newsletter&utm_campaign=034ef243ff-210521+-+Palestine+emergency+letter_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d9c2f5c5d8-034ef243ff-&mc_cid=034ef243ff&mc_eid=c802acfe8a&utm_source=MAP+Newsletter&utm_campaign=5bf8ad9ed8-210603_Rebuilding+Gaza&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d9c2f5c5d8-5bf8ad9ed8-43278269&mc_cid=5bf8ad9ed8&mc_eid=c802acfe8a Focus on: the effects of Israel’s military offensive on Gaza’s WASH facilities http://www.mezan.org/en/post/24001 From JVP
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Gaza: Israeli airstrikes kill doctors and damage healthcare facilities

Letter to the British Medical Journal: “Standing in solidarity with our medical colleagues in Gaza” Dear Editor In the aftermath of the devastating 11-day Israeli bombardment of Gaza and the resultant exacerbation of the ongoing humanitarian crisis, we express solidarity … Continue reading →

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Palestinian Clinicians Challenge the Mental Health Community

From UK Palestine Mental Health Network: “We mourn our esteemed colleagues, psychiatrist Dr Moen Alalul, psychologist Raja Abu Al-Auf and neurologist Dr Ayman Abo Elouf among those we have lost in the current aggression. See the section below ‘Attacks on … Continue reading →

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DO NO HARM: Refrain from Locating your Conferences in Israel

A call to all mental health organizations from the USA, UK, Ireland, France and South Africa in solidarity with the Palestinian people https://ukpalmhn.com/2021/05/22/do-no-harm-refrain-from-locating-your-conferences-in-israel/

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Medical Aid for Palestinians Report

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