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MdM voices its positions and recommendations through press releases that you can find in this section. We also can sign joint statements (other press releases). You can also read the testimonies from the field or from MdM staff.
FIVE YEARS OF THE CONFLICT IN SYRIA: Internal chaos and external trauma
Since 15 March 2011, the civil war in Syria has caused the deaths of 250,000 people, with one and a half million injured. It has led to the internal displacement of seven million people and driven five million refugees to flee for their lives. Today 13.5 million men, women and children are in need of […]
Aid and civilians attacked as leaders talk ceasefire
Press statement by the Syria INGO Regional Forum and the NGO Forum representing 78 national and international aid agencies in Syria and neighbouring countries Just as the world’s leaders committed themselves to get aid delivered to millions of Syrians in need, aid agencies warn that this has been one of the worst months on record […]
Syria: one person dead in a bombing of Médecins du Monde hospital on Monday 15 February 2016.
Paris, France, Article from the press agency AFP A Médecins du Monde – MdM hospital was bombed on Monday in Syria, killing a nurse, said the NGO’s chairwoman based in Paris to the AFP, who asks to “make the medical care areas sacred” echoing the call of Doctors without Borders. “We have a hospital at Maarat […]
Médecins du Monde- France and Ministry of Health conduct a practical Medical Training
Gaza- On Tuesday, February 9th 2016, Médecins du Monde France (MdM), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, conducted a practical medical training on emergency preparedness during crises at the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) center. This training included 40 causalities to be referred to four different clinics by 8 ambulances, the objective being to assess […]
Health survey – Lebanon 2015
Check out the health survey our teams led in Lebanon, with the Syrian refugees and host population http://mdm-me.org/arabic/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/12/LHAS-Survey-Report-FINAL.pdf
Ministry of Health and Médecins Du Monde- France (MDM-F) launched the National Mental Health Referral System
Ramallah – Thursday Dec. 17th, 2015, Ministry of Health and MdM-F had launched the Mental Health National Referral System in Ramallah. The launching was with participation of Ministry of Social Affairs, Ministry of Education and Higher Education, UNRWA and representatives of national and international organizations working in mental health sector. The national referral system is […]
“We need this training in the border area. The situation is intense there.”
MdM first-aid emergency training: news from Gaza Mustafa Abu Hjier is 38 years old. He is the Executive director of a Youth Development center in Juhor ad Dik, a village in the central area of Gaza, near the border with Israel. He is married with two children. Beginning of 2014, he received a 2 weeks […]
“Saving Syria’s Refugee Children”
Mohammad Abo-Hilal, a Syrian psychiatrist (working with our Jordanian Partner “The Bright Future for mental health”) is on a mission to help some of the two million child refugees traumatized by the war in Syria. This video was supported by The Global Reporting Centre. Watch the video on this link >http://www.nytimes.com/video/science/100000003764769/saving-syrias-refugee-children.html
Tamer S. ABUJAME – Emergency Doctor – MdM in Palestine/Gaza
Meet Tamer, Our emergency doctor in Palestine/Gaza What do you do with MdM? I work on emergencies, at many levels: from the Primary Health care centers to the hospitals and the Ministry of Health, to reinforce the procedure, the staff, and ultimately improve the response to any man-made or natural disaster and crisis. What keeps […]
Settlers’ violence and escalation: Médecins du Monde calls for the protection of Palestinian communities
Médecins du Monde France (MdM) is extremely concerned about the violence faced by West Bank communities in the context of the escalation of tension in Palestine. Villages are being randomly attacked by settlers in response to previous aggressions against Israelis, in Nablus and Jerusalem. This type of indiscriminate collective punishment contributes to perpetuate the cycle […]
Mental health in Egypt
Mental Health in Egypt remains the most neglected area of health, yet it is one of the most urgent health priorities. Egypt, as most of the countries, faces two major challenges: the lack of accessibility to quality mental health services, and the existence of a resilient stigma that creates an invisible wall around the person […]
Syria’s health: focus on Mental Health
On the 21st of September 2015, MdM participated in the Syria health policy workshop that took place at the Royal Society of Medicine in London. It was organized by the –Royal Society of Medicine’s Global health and Public Health in Humanitarian Crisis Group- and the -London school of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine- . Participants discussed issues regarding the […]