Health related literature related to Palestine - Correspondence Poor response from the Israeli Medical Association The Lancet “IMA essentially repeats the Israeli military's justification for targeting health infrastructure in Gaza—despite the lack of evidence a nd UN human rights experts ‘accusing Israel of deliberately attacking and starving healthcare workers, paramedics and hospitals to wipe…
In Gaza, the humanitarian situation remains critical amid intense military activity causing civilian casualties, hitting health & education infrastructure, overall structural damage continues to rise. In the West Bank, operations by Israeli military, settler attacks, demolitions, & movement restrictions continue to drive displacement, undermine livelihoods, & restrict access to services. …
This week we feature an article from the Journal of Interpersonal Violence: Annihilated Families and the Politics of Mass Graves: Testimonies of Gazan Women After the Loss of Entire Kin Networks which interviewed with 30 displaced Gazan women living in Rafah, explored how extreme violence is experienced and interpreted by women who survived the destruction of their entire kin networks.
From Doctors Against Genocide: Campaign to release Dr. Abu Safiya and all healthcare hostages and launch the July 15 Hour of Action, we are asking you to: 1. Record a short video, less than 1.5 minutes (best to record with your phone in vertical upright position - Portrait mode) 2. Wear your scrubs or white coat if you are a healthcare worker 3. Share your commitment to this action,…
Fikr Shalltoot, Gaza Director for Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP), writes: "This has been a ceasefire in name only. What patients in Gaza urgently require is not rhetoric, but action: an end to the killing; the immediate and unrestricted entry of humanitarian aid; the lifting of punitive restrictions that have deliberately dismantled health care; and the beginning of Palestinian-led…
Call your Congresspeople to demand they reject expansion of US-Israeli military cooperation! The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is authorizing a melding of the US-Israeli military-industrial complex, including co-production of weapons, AI coordination, and more, which will make US military support for Israel almost impossible to end. here
Petition calls for boycott of Israeli Medical Association The Lancet Numerous health organizations, including the People’s Health Movement (PHM), Artsen voor Gaza (Doctors for Gaza), and the Jewish Voice for Peace Health Advisory Council (JVP HAC) are calling for the Israeli Medical Association (IMA) to be suspended from the World Medical Association for “its failure to speak out against the…
Demand Congress reject expansion of US-Israeli military cooperation! The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is authorizing a melding of the US-Israeli military-industrial complex, including co-production of weapons, AI coordination, and more, which will make US military support for Israel almost impossible to end. here
Maternal and neonatal outcomes in a cohort of pregnant women during conflict, Gaza Strip from the Bulletin of the World Health Organization. This study assessed maternal and neonatal outcomes among 17,713 refugee women in the Gaza Strip who were pregnant on October 8, 2023. The pregnancy-related mortality ratio was 948 per 100,000 pregnancies, compared to a maternal mortality ratio of 30 per…
Urge your Representative and Senators to enforce US laws governing foreign military assistance by cosponsoring 3 pieces of legislation: --The Block the Bombs Act (H.R. 3565) --The Food for Palestinian Children and Families in Gaza Act (H.R. 7565) --The UNRWA Funding Emergency Restoration Act of 2025 (H.R. 2411/S.898). Click here for all 3.
