Dr. Alaa Muti' Al-Ghafir, Al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza

My name is Dr. Alaa Muti' Al-Ghafir. I was detained for a period of 56 days by the Israeli occupation forces from November 19, 2023, to January 14, 2024. I worked at the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza as the head of consultants in the radiology department.

During that time, I was at the hospital as a displaced person and a doctor. On November 18, 2023, I, along with my family, evacuated our home in Al-Sahaba Complex, Burj Al-Quds, in the Rimal neighborhood after the Israeli airstrikes bombed and destroyed it. 

The PHM echoes medical organizations in Palestine calling for an immediate ceasefire to allow access to humanitarian aid and medical supplies to relieve the victims. 

The Palestinian Medical Relif Society -PMRS- is one of the founding organizations of PHM in the Middle East and North Africa Region -MENA- and a long time PHM Global ally.

Román Vega, global coordinator of the Movement for Peoples' Health -MSP- participates in the webinar: The war in Israel and world peace, organized by the Brazilian Center for Health Studies (Cebes).

Webinar: A Guerra em Israel e a Paz Mundial 

Román Vega, coordenador global do Movimento pela Saúde dos Povos -MSP- participa do webinar: A guerra em Israel e a paz mundial, Organizado por o Centro Brasileiro de Estudos de Saúde (Cebes)

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The Palestinian Medical Relief Society PMRS Gaza Update 7-26th Oct 2023 

People around the world express solidarity with the Palestinian people.

In front of the Palestinian Authority's diplomatic representation in Bogota, Colombia, a crowd of demonstrators show their support for the Palestinian people. 

Healthcare workers say: No More! Stop the bombs – stop the war!

In May 2022, in order to provide information and analysis of the situation in Palestine, the PHM published a report on the historical and political context in the region.

PHM brings the report back as an important document to provide analysis to understand the roots of the current situation.