Easing the burden: maternal health care in Palestinian camps
8 May 2012
Daily Star - Sitting in a dark, cramped living room in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain al-Hilweh, Sawsan, 24, tenderly rocks her three-month-old son Bayan on her knee,...
UNRWA head calls for easing of camp security, jobs for Palestinians
30 April 2012
(The Daily Star) The head of the United Nations Relief Works Agency said Friday he used his two-day visit to Lebanon to press the authorities to give Palestinians more...
Palestinians’ situation declining
26 April 2012
(The Daily Star) The Palestinian Association for Human Rights (Shahed) announced in its annual report Tuesday that the situation of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon is getting worse by the...
Maternal and Child Health in Lebanon
19 April 2012
(MAP) The expectation of a baby brings excitement and joy, but for refugees living in Lebanon the birth of a new born baby can cause anxiety, stress and deep...
Lebanon: new facility brings better health care to Palestinians in Nahr el Bared
17 April 2012
(ICRC) Three months after its inauguration, the emergency health centre operated by the Palestine Red Crescent Society in Nahr el Bared is providing round-the-clock emergency services for inhabitants of...
Palestinian Health Conference
3 April 2012
(MAP) The Lancet-Palestine Health Alliance (LPHA) comprises a collaboration of Palestinian and international researchers, committed to the highest scientific standards in describing, analysing and evaluating the health and health...
No accountability for deadly Burj al-Barajneh electrocutions
21 February 2012
Daily Star - In some of Burj al-Barajneh's narrow alleys, thick tangles of electrical cables dip so low it can be hard to navigate, especially when toting an umbrella.
But...
Palestinian property ownership law ‘unjust,’ says LPDC head
17 February 2012
(Daily Star) Abdul-Majid Kassir, president of the Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee, has called Lebanon's law that bars Palestinians from owning property "unjust" and a "violation of human rights."
The former diplomat...
How one small loan brought a refugee family back together
6 February 2012
(ReliefWeb) "Eight years ago, I was one of UNRWA's 'special hardship cases'," says 49-year-old Ezzeddine Abdel Aziz el Saleh. "I was living in very difficult conditions, making about 20,000...
Lebanese Minister visits Palestinian camp
26 January 2012
(Daily Star)Lebanon: Social Affairs Minister Wael Abu Faour became the first Lebanese Cabinet member to make an official visit to a Palestinian refugee camp in six years Tuesday, when...
FILM - Life In The Shadows: Palestinians in Lebanon
17 November 2011
(MAP) What is it like to live in a refugee camp in Lebanon? This powerful film highlights the plight of some tens of thousands of Palestinian refugees who are...
Terminal Decline? Palestinian Refugee Health in Lebanon
17 November 2011
This report has been in development for over a year and ispart of MAP's ongoing work to raise the profile of the health challenges facing Palestinian refugees living in...
MAP Event - Palestinian Refugee Health in Lebanon
25 October 2011
MAP briefing paper launch in association with the SOAS Palestine Society and the Council of Arab-British Understanding (Caabu)
The findings of MAP's report reveal that Palestinian health care in Lebanon...
What could a state change for refugees?
6 September 2011
(The Daily Star) It's official. The state of Palestine has an embassy in Lebanon. Last month, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas hoisted his country's black, white, red and green flag...
Salty water compounds woes of Burj al-Barajneh camp residents
30 August 2011
Daily Star - Sometimes personal hygiene isn't a private matter."When I shower, my eyes burn," says Bashir Homato. He scratches his arms from behind the counter at a small...
Remembering the Palestinians in Lebanon
26 July 2011
(MAP) About 15 years ago, one of our Masters students at The University of Glasgow carried out a health needs assessment project in three Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon....
Birth in the Shadows: Maternal and Child Health in the Refugee Camps of Lebanon
26 July 2011
(Juno) A short documentary 'Birth in the Shadows' released in June 2011 by NGO Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) offers a rare insight into motherhood in the neglected Palestinian...
Locked Out
15 July 2011
In Locked Out, Christian Aid calls for an honest and meaningful dialogue about the Palestinian refugee crisis, which engages all stakeholders, together with the introduction of a process that...
World Refugee Day
20 June 2011
(Christian Aid) 4.8 million Palestinians are living as refugees. This report looks at how addressing this issue will help unlock the peace process.
Despite competing narratives and differing interpretations of...
First families return to their new houses in Nahr el Bared camp
21 April 2011
UNRWA - UNRWA handed over the newly reconstructed homes to the first group of families in the first package out of eight packages of Nahr el-Bared camp. More families...
