1. Who are Dr. Ana Rilloraza and Mr. Marc Mendiola? 

Dr. Ana Rilloraza is a rare community medical practitioner, immediately choosing to go into Community Medicine to serve marginalized communities in the countryside straight out of medical school. Among her patients were indigenous peoples, rural poor communities, and those trapped in disaster-stricken and militarized areas.

Background
The intensity of the shelling in northern Gaza in October, 2024, resulted in numerous deaths and destruction as reported by various international media with information from the Gaza Ministry of Health.
According to reports, at least 42,000 Palestinians have been killed and nearly 100,000 people have suffered war injuries since the start of the ongoing offensive in Gaza last year.

The People'e Health Movement stands in solidarity with Palestine and Lebanon. PHM members, allies and affiliated networks demonstrate on the streets in The Netherlands in solidarity with the people of Palestine and Lebanon, in solidarity with Health Workers and against the war #stopthewar #NotATarget.

Medical Faculty Members at UMC Utrecht in The Netherlands hosted a memorial for all the health care workers that have been killed and are detained in Palestine and Lebanon.

In this episode of Charter for Health we take a look into the current situation of human and health rights defenders, and health workers in the Philippines, as well as the economic pressure on people to access health in the asian archipelago.