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[18] [better source needed] Reem Abu Lebdeh, a trustee on the UK board of directors of Doctors Without Borders, was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis. [19] On 26 March 2024, the Palestine Red Crescent Society stated that 15 of its staff members had been killed since 7 October. [20] By 1 June 2024, the number had risen to 33. [21]
A Doctors Without Borders representative stated, "We're gradually being cornered in a very restrictive perimeter in southern Gaza, in Rafah, with dwindling options to offer critical medical assistance, while the needs are desperately growing". [326] Mai al-Kaila stated a shipment of polio vaccines and other medicines had arrived in Gaza. [327]
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF; pronounced [medsɛ̃ sɑ̃ fʁɔ̃tjɛʁ] ⓘ), also known as Doctors Without Borders, is a charity that provides humanitarian medical care. It is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) of French origin known for its projects in conflict zones and in countries affected by endemic diseases . [ 2 ]
Doctors Without Borders stated Israel had shown "complete disregard for the protection and safety of medical and humanitarian missions and their staff". [58] As of October 2024, the World Health Organization stated it had verified 516 attacks on healthcare in the Gaza Strip since October 2023.
The Gaza Strip is experiencing a humanitarian crisis as a result of the Israel–Hamas war. [1] [2] The crisis includes both an impending famine and a healthcare collapse.At the start of the war, Israel tightened its blockade on the Gaza Strip, which has resulted in significant shortages of fuel, food, medication, water, and essential medical supplies.
Given Israel’s blockade of medical supplies and essential items, Doctors Without Borders said only 17 out of 36 of Gaza’s hospitals were fully functioning as of mid-October, with the other 19 ...
Doctors of the World USA, also known as MdM USA, was founded in 1990 by Jonathan Mann. The group separated from the MdM network in 2006, and became HealthRight International. Doctors of the World USA is the 15th chapter of the MDM network. It was re-founded by committed humanitarian activists in 2011, with Dr Abby Stoddard as its founding chair.
Students handed out pamphlets that discuss the developing famine in Gaza, an informational sheet with the number of deaths in the Israel-Hamas war and a page full of QR codes for students to call ...