The following links concern public health in Palestine. This page will be updated regularly so please visit often. Suggest additional resources or tell us if a link is broken. Please write us at:
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Audio Visual Materials
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AUBatLebanon, Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy & Intern. Affairs (contains videos that discuss Palestinian refugees in Lebanon)
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Breast Cancer Awareness and Prevention in the West Bank (Palestinian Health Sector Reform and Development Project, 2011)
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Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) (AntiHasbara, 2009)
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Dr. Miriam Garfinkle, Abdel Rahman Lawendy:
Part 1,
Part 2,
Part 3,
Part 4, Q & A :
Part 1,
Part 2,
Part 3,
Part 4
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Dr Miri Weingarten - Symposmium on Conflict and Health in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (Adrian Cousins, 2009)
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Health care and immunization for Palestinian mothers and children in need - Palestine (unicef, 2010)
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Health Care for Palestinians Marooned by Israel [CARE and ECHO] (wikiwoma, 2009)
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Health Under Siege: The Gaza Model - Palestine (UCIrvineOCW, 2012)
- Israel tries to break Palestinian psyche [©PressTV] - Palestine (World2Awakens5, 2012):
Part 1,
Part 2
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Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) - Palestine (MedicalAidPalestine):
Birth In the Shadows: Protecting Mothers and Newborns in the Palestinian Refugee Camps (2011), Health Problems in Refugee camps in Lebanon (2011),
Life In The Shadows - Palestinians in Lebanon (2011),
Safeguarding Childbirth in Gaza (2011),
MAP and the situation Nahr al Bared (2010),
MAP's Home Visit Programme (2010)
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Nutrition, Mental Health and Health-Related Quality of Life - Palestine (UWMedicine, 2008)
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Palestinian Health Sector Reform and Development Project (USAID):
Introducing the MoH's Health Information System (2010),
Palestinian Voices on Health - Overcoming Disability (2012)
- Palestine Network Health Track - Palestine (PalestineNetwork, 2010) (on building the health sector):
Part 1,
Part 2,
Part 3,
Part 4,
Part 5,
Part 6,
Part 7,
Part 8
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Palestine pharmaceuticals pay the price - Palestine (AussieNews1, 2012)
- The Camps: Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon - Palestine (AlternateFocus, 2006):
Part 1,
Part 2
- The Jenin Solid Waste Management Project - Palestine (WorldBank, 2010): (Eng,
Ar)
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UNRWA - Palestine:
PTSD in Gaza (2013)
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UNRWA family health team for Palestine refugees: تبني نهج فريق صحة العائلة
- Palestine (seitawho, 2012)
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Water pollution putts Gazans' health in danger - Press TV News - Palestine (presstvmobile, 2012)
- (Ahmad albaik, 2012)الفلسطينيون فى لبنان والواقع الصحي
Bibliography and Publications
Centers, Organizations and Institutes
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Act for Change (ACTED) -
Palestine
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Al-Quds Human Rights Clinic (AQHRC) - Palestine
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Al-Quds Nutrition and Health Research Institute - Palestine
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Center for Development in Primary Health Care, AlQuds University (Palestine)
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Child Institute, AlQuds University (Beit Hanina campus, Palestine)
- Child Rights International Network (CRIN) -
Palestine
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Health, Development, Information and Policy (HDIP) - Ramallah, Palestine
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HelpAge - Palestine
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HIV InSite - Middle East and North Africa (Center for HIV Information (CHI), University of California, UCSF Medical Center) -Palestine
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Institute of Women’s Studies, Birzeit University (Birzeit, Palestine)
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Internal Displacement Monitoring Center (IDMC) - Palestine
- International Relief and Development (IRD) /
Middle East:
IraqWest Bank and Gaza Strip
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InterWATER - Palestine
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Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor - Palestine
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Near East Foundation (US) (works in Palestine)
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Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) - United Nations' Human Rights - Human Rights Programme for the Middle East and North Africa:
Palestine
- Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute-MAS
- Palestinian Family Planning and Protection Association (PFPPA) - Palestine
- Palestinian Ministry of Education
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Palestinian Ministry of Health
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Psycho-Social Counseling Center for Women (PSCCW)
- Bethlehem, Palestine
- Psychology Resources Around the World - (Midle East / Africa - contains information on Arab countries in Africa) - Palestine
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Ramalla Center for Human rights studies (Palestine)
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The Palestinian National Institute of Public Health (PNIPH) (Palestine)
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Union of Health Work Committees - Palestine
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United Nations Development Group (UNDG) -
Palestine
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UNDP -
Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People
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UNESCO International Bureau of Education - Palestine
- UNESCWA Population Information Network (POPIN) - Palestine
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UNFPA - Palestine
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UNICEF - Palestine
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UNISDR (United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction) - Palestine
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UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East)
- United States Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs - West Bank and Gaza (scroll down)
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United Nations Mine Action Support (UNMAS) - Palestine
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United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) - Palestine
Conferences
Data and Statistics
- Childinfo (UNICEF)
- Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MISC):
MICS - Round 5 (2012-2015) : Palestine (Arabic,
English), Round 4 (2009-2011) & Round 1 (1995): Done in Palestine
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Profile of Palestine
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DataFinder, Population Reference Bureau - Palestine
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Data Wizard (Devinfo) - Palestine (the database allows for choosing countries and indicators to generate statistics)
- Eastern Mediterranean Regional Health System Observatory (WHO EMRO) - Palestine
- Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 (Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation - IHME) - Country profiles -
Palestine
- Global Data Sources: Global Database on Iodine Deficienc - Plaestine (WHO), Global Health Fact - Palestine (Kaiser Foundation),
Global Database on Anaemia - West Bank & Gaza (WHO),
Global Database on Vitamin A Deficiency - West Bank & Gaza (WHO)
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Global Road Satety Partnership - Middle East and North Africa -
Palestine
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Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation:
Palestine
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Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) Country Briefing - Palestine
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NationMaster.com -
Gaza Strip,
West Bank
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PreventionWeb - Disaster Data & Statistics - Palestine
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Regional Health Observatory (click on "Occupied Palestinian Territory" on the left navigation)
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Social Watch- Extended Data -
West Bank & Gaza
- Step-wise Surveillance System (STEPS):
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country reports, data books, fact sheets, journal articles, presentations or posters -
Palestine
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The Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC):
Health,
Education
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The Tobacco Atlas -
West Bank & Gaza Strip (click on "Topics" for different themes)
- UNESCO education country profile - Palestine
- World Bank Data,
Development Statistics - Palestine
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World Bank - Poverty & Equity Data - Middle East & North Africa -
West Bank & Gaza
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World Health Organization data and statistics on Road injury - West Bank & Gaza
Health systems
Laws and regulations
Maps
Programs and Initiatives/Projects