Regions - Middle East
We have been working for 20 years in the Middle East, a region characterised by conflict, instability and socio-political changes. The right to adequate health care is often denied to people living in the region.
Healthlink Worldwide is committed to working with communities in the Middle East, through the formation of partnerships with governmental and civil society organisations, to make good health and well-being a right and reality for all.
The aims of our work in the region include:
- Consolidating and sharing the learning and experience of the work with our partners more widely.
- Mediate and facilitate closer discussion and analysis of key health and development issues between Middle East partners, policy makers and donors.
- Contribute to UK-based Middle East debate and initiatives to encourage better communication within UK-based and international networks.
Preventing chronic illness in Palestine
Since 1999, we have been working with The Union of Palestinian Medical Relief Committees to improve the management of illness such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes, in Palestine's rural communities.
Health and segregation briefing, 2004
A briefing was held on 26 February 2004 at the House of Commons, London, as part of Healthlink Worldwide’s work in the Middle East. The briefing focused on health and human rights issues in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.