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A Palestinian toddler who doctors say only has days to live without urgent medical treatment was evacuated from Gaza by the Jordanian military on Monday, in a special mission after Israel had ...
A newly opened camp for displaced Palestinians with disabilities is providing some much needed help for around 100 vulnerable people in the town of Deir al-Balah in the central area of the war ...
The challenges for people with disabilities in Gaza, a frequent battleground under a 16-year blockade by Israel, is a chronic issue that has faced criticism from human rights groups.
The Palestine Children's Relief Fund was established in 1991. [3] It was founded by Steve Sosebee, a former journalist who, while on assignment in Hebron, brought Palestinian children in need to Akron, Ohio, to receive free medical care. [5] Sosebee later met Huda al Masry, a Palestinian social worker with the YMCA in Jerusalem. [5]
Children with multiple disabilities are excluded at even higher rates (54.8%) compared to those with a single disability (9.4%). For multi-disabled 6-9-year-old children the non-attendance rate was estimated at 49.2%, and 44.3% for 10-15-year-old age group. The type of disability also affects the rate of exclusion.
Later that year, in response to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, the organisation launched an emergency appeal to provide essential healthcare and medical aid in Gaza. [8] The appeal was supported by London mayor Sadiq Khan. [9] [10] In 2024, an auction, Cinema for Gaza, was organised for MAP, raising over $52,000 on the first day. [11]
Zaqout said over 25,000 patients in Gaza require treatment abroad, including some 980 children with cancer, a quarter of whom need “urgent and immediate evacuation.”
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday demanded that 2,500 children be immediately evacuated from Gaza for medical treatment after meeting with U.S. doctors who said the ...