(Destruction in Beirut 2006 - MAP)
Birth In the Shadows : Protecting Mothers and Newborns in the Palestinian Refugee Camps
25 October 2011
Pregnancy and childbirth are vulnerable times for mothers and newborns across the world. But in the Palestinian refugee camps of Lebanon this vulnerability is magnified by poverty and neglect.
The dark, overcrowded camps set a precarious backdrop for pregnant women and their newborn infants. With no government, and few rights in Lebanon, MAP's Maternal and Child Health works provides an opportunity for change and empowerment, and the protection of mothers and babies.
The Situation in Nahr al Bared Camp
19 April 2010
MAP's Director of Programmes in Lebanon discusses the situation in Nahr al Bared camp and MAP's response.
Mental health in the refugee camps
29 October 2009
Dr Ali describes the issues of mental health in the Palestinian camps in Lebanon
What do Home Visits look for?
29 October 2009
MAP Home Visits Programme
29 October 2009
Communicable diseases in Palestinian camps
29 October 2009
MAP Project in Nahr al-Bared
29 October 2009
Low income issues
29 October 2009
Dr Ali describes the lack of income for Palestinian refugees living in Lebanon
Unemployment amongst the refugee population
29 October 2009
Heart surgery for Palestinian refugees
29 October 2009
Dr Ali explains the difficulties of expensive tertiary health care treatment for poverty stricken Palestinian refugees
Cancer in Lebanon
29 October 2009
Dr Ali explains the difficulties of getting treatment for cancer as a Palestinian refugee in Lebanon
Dr Ali explains problems with health services in Lebanon
29 October 2009
Dr Ali on primary health care
29 October 2009
MAP's Dr Ali describes what services primary health care clinics provide.
Home visits
30 September 2009
Olfat Mahmoud of the 'Women's Humanitarian Organisation' (WHO) talks about home visits.
Issues of insecurity
30 September 2009
Olfat Mahmoud of the 'Women's Humanitarian Organisation' (WHO) talks about insecurity amongst Palestinian women living in refugee camps in Lebanon.
Dealing with the menopause
30 September 2009
Olfat Mahmoud of the 'Women's Humanitarian Organisation' (WHO) talks about how the menopause impacts on Palestinian women living in refugee camps in Lebanon.
Issues around early pregnancy
30 September 2009
Olfat Mahmoud of the 'Women's Humanitarian Organisation' (WHO) talks about early pregnancy amongst Palestinian women living in refugee camps in Lebanon.
The lives of women
30 September 2009
Olfat Mahmoud of the 'Women's Humanitarian Organisation' (WHO) talks about the life ambitions of Palestinian women living in refugee camps in Lebanon.
Dangers of uterus cancer
30 September 2009
Olfat Mahmoud of the 'Women's Humanitarian Organisation' (WHO) talks about the dangers of uterus cancer facing Palestinian women living in refugee camps in Lebanon.
Women as caregivers
30 September 2009
Olfat Mahmoud of the 'Women's Humanitarian Organisation' (WHO) talks about the role Palestinian women living in refugee camps in Lebanon as caregivers.
