Stories from Qalandiya: Collaborate or Die
As I was standing at the Qalandiya military checkpoint, I saw a woman with cancer. She was moaning in pain, as four Red Crescent workers lifted her emaciated body and moved her on a stretcher. […]
Health
Constricting Palestinian Human Rights and the Right to Health: Israeli Apartheid Policies
There is a growing consensus that the behaviors of the Israeli government fulfill the definition of an apartheid regime. There is also a growing consensus that Palestinians who are Israeli citizens or stateless in the […]
Israel, UAE to Collaborate on Cancer and Diabetes Research
Israel and the UAE have signed an agreement to promote cancer and diabetes research, in addition to a joint study on mass vitamin D deficiency in the region, the Khaleej Times has reported. The Kahn-Sagol-Maccabi […]
Meet the Doctors Who are Fighting to Combat Gaza’s Cancer Crisis (VIDEO & PHOTOS)
When a Palestinian in Gaza is diagnosed with cancer, quite often the dilapidated Gaza hospitals would have no medicine for them, save some painkillers, which are also not available in abundance. This is precisely why […]
Major Hospital in Jerusalem Closes Doors Due to Financial Crisis
Al-Makassed Hospital, the largest Palestinian hospital in occupied East Jerusalem, has closed its doors to all except emergency patients due to its ongoing financial crisis, Arab48.com reported on Monday. The union of workers at Al-Makassed […]
Gaza’s Kidney Patients between Hope and Hardship (PHOTOS)
Israel’s hermetic siege on Gaza, which has entered its fifteenth year, has severely impacted several aspects of the lives of Palestinians living in the Strip. The healthcare sector is one of the most affected. Medical […]
Rights Group Warns of Impact of Israeli Ban on Medical Equipment in Gaza
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) warned on Sunday of the repercussions of Israel’s ban on medical equipment and spare parts being taken to the besieged Gaza Strip. “It has been confirmed that the […]
Israel Prevents Urgent Medical Equipment from Entering Gaza
Israeli occupation authorities have prevented medical equipment and spare parts from entering the besieged Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza said on Sunday. Speaking at a press conference held near the Beit […]
Israeli Siege Put Lives of Gaza Kidney Patients in Danger
Over the past two months, the Palestinian Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip has repeatedly warned of the dangers of running out of the hormone erythropoietin, which helps treat patients with kidney failure and […]
IN PHOTOS: Gaza Women Wear Pink to Raise Breast Cancer Awareness
Palestinian women in Gaza wore pink headscarves to raise awareness of the urgent need for early breast cancer detection, especially as cancer cases are on the rise throughout the besieged Gaza Strip. October is Breast […]
Amnesty Condemns Israeli Shutdown of Health Organization in West Bank
The Israeli army’s decision to shut down a Palestinian Union of Health Workers Committee (UHWC) office near Ramallah will have catastrophic consequences on the health needs of Palestinians, warned Amnesty International Wednesday. Israeli authorities raided […]
WATCH: Israeli Forces Raid, Close Health Organization Headquarters in West Bank
Israeli forces dawn Wednesday raided the main headquarters of a leading health organization in the occupied West Bank city of al-Bireh and ordered the place to be shut down. General Manager of the Health Work […]
Israel Prevents Cancer Patients from Leaving Gaza for Treatment
Israel has prevented cancer patients who urgently need to leave the Gaza Strip for treatment since the start of the latest military offensive on the besieged enclave. Crossings with Gaza have been closed since May […]
Right to Health is a Right to Palestinian Hemophiliacs Too
Hemophilia Advocate and my mentor, Laurie Kelly, uses one of her hemophilia publications (a newsletter called Hemophilia Leader) to identify and summarize the needs of the Palestinian Bleeding Disorder community, while also highlighting my personal […]
Ministry Official: West Bank Hospitals Running out of Beds, Oxygen as COVID-19 Cases Surge
Hospital wards in parts of the occupied West Bank are at full capacity as coronavirus continues to spread in the Palestinian territories, according to officials. Naji Nazal, the head of hospitals at the Palestinian health […]
WHO: A Child, Two Adult Cancer Patients Denied Permit by Israel to Leave Gaza for Medical Treatment
A 16-year-old child with hematologic disease and two adult men with cancer were denied an Israeli army permit to leave the besieged Gaza Strip for medical treatment at hospitals in Jerusalem or the West Bank, […]
Gaza Launches National Vaccination Campaign against COVID-19
The Palestinian Ministry of Health today launched a national vaccination campaign against coronavirus. Patients deemed most at risk were inoculated in the first phase of the rollout of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccination, with former Palestinian […]
UNRWA Distributes China-Donated COVID-19 Supplies to Palestinian Refugees
The timely provision of COVID-19 supplies by the Government of the People’s Republic of China are being distributed across 141 UNRWA-run health centers in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria, the […]
Palestine Receives First 10,000 Doses of Russian Sputnik V Vaccine
The Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed today it has received the first 10,000 doses of the Russian-manufactured Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine. Speaking at a joint press conference with the Russian ambassador to Palestine Gocha Buachidze, […]
WHO: Israeli Attacks against Palestinian Healthcare Persist during COVID-19 Pandemic
In 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) recorded 59 Israeli attacks against Palestinian healthcare in the occupied Palestinian territory, according to its latest report on health access in the occupied territories. Of these, 42 percent […]
PA Ministry of Health Dismisses Reports about Receiving Vaccinations from Israel
The Palestinian Ministry of Health dismissed last night reports by Israeli media outlets that it had received any COVID-19 vaccinations from Israel. The ministry said in a statement that it had been approached by non-governmental […]
Amnesty: Israel Must Provide Palestinians with COVID Vaccine
Amnesty International on Tuesday called on Israel to start providing coronavirus vaccine doses to Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza. In the occupied West Bank, the vaccination drive includes only those living in […]
Israeli Forces RaId West Bank Hospital, Fire Tear Gas
Israeli occupation forces raided a Palestinian hospital in the occupied West Bank city of Tulkarem and fired tear gas into it in the early hours of yesterday morning, the Wafa news agency reported. Director of […]
WHO Report: Israel Denies Gaza Leukemia Patient Access to Treatment Abroad
Kafa, a 55-year-old patient from Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, was repeatedly denied access to treatment abroad by Israeli authorities. Kafa, who was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in August 2018, underwent chemotherapy […]
Israeli Forces Raid Palestinian Hospital, Injure Pregnant Woman in Ramallah
A pregnant woman and a paramedic were injured early today as Israeli occupation forces raided the courtyards of the Palestine Medical Complex in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, according to the Palestinian news […]
Health Ministry: Four Million Doses of Russian COVID-19 Vaccine Expected Soon in Palestine
Four million doses of the Russian COVID-19 vaccine are expected in Palestine in the near future, today said Osama Najjar, an official with the Palestinian Ministry of Health. Najjar told Voice of Palestine radio that […]
EU Delegation Visits Gaza to Assess Health Situation amid Coronavirus Outbreak
An EU delegation arrived in the besieged Gaza Strip today to assess the health situation in the Palestinian territory amid a coronavirus outbreak. The delegation visited the European Hospital in Gaza for treatment of COVID-19 […]
Coronavirus: Gaza Resumes Screening after Receiving Test Kits from WHO
Less than 24 hours after Gaza’s medical facilities ran out of coronavirus testing kits, including swaps, the besieged sea enclave tonight received a new supply of urgently needed kits provided by the World Health Organization […]
WHO Condemns Israel for Health Violations against Palestinians (VIDEO)
The World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday condemned Israel for its violations of health rights in the Palestinian territories and in the occupied Golan Heights during the coronavirus pandemic. Representatives from dozens of countries, including Malaysia, […]
Israel Causes Destruction of 100,000 Coronavirus Testing Swabs Destined to Palestinian Territories
The Israeli occupation authorities caused the destruction of 100,000 coronavirus testing swabs destined to the occupied Palestinian territories, Health Minister Mai Alkaila stated today. Speaking to Voice of Palestine, Alkaila confirmed that the Israeli occupation […]
