by Dr Riyadh Almasharqah | Aug 30, 2024
I was fortunate enough to spend some time in Gaza earlier in the crisis, and what I saw shook me to my core. Nothing I had seen or read in the news prepared me for the reality on the ground and the dire healthcare situation in the tiny strip. My reflections below are...
by Mr Ammar Darwish | Dec 30, 2023
Conflict has devastating effects on countries, in particular those with low resources and stretched health systems. It weakens and further stretches medical systems, often rendering them extremely vulnerable. Conflict causes loss of life, the destruction of homes and...
by Abdel-Rahman zakeih, Mohammed basel Allaw, M Bassel Atassi | Dec 30, 2023
Introduction The Syrian conflict, ongoing since 2011, has left millions of Syrians displaced and in dire need of humanitarian aid.1 As the nation endures ongoing violence and displacement, and as the suffering of its people intensifies, several organizations have...
by Prof. Musa Mohd Nordin | Dec 30, 2023
In the aftermath of the Gaza massacre on 27 Dec 2008, Malaysian individuals and NGOs united to champion the Palestinian cause. Viva Palestina Malaysia represents a coalition that cuts across racial, religious and political lines. It reflects the humanitarian nature of...
by Dr Haytham Hamden | Dec 30, 2023
Gaza’s health care system has collapsed. But how and why in the 21st century can a region the size of a quarter of London, that serves a population of 2.3million people just no longer be able to serve its population? The crippling siege on Gaza over the last 17 years...