Health

Al-Quds University - Leishmaniasis Research
Information about the disease, including its status in Palestine. Includes research topics, links, protocols, publications and photos.
http://www.alquds.edu/leishmania/

Augusta Victoria Hospital (AVH)
Providing healthcare services, on a charitable basis, for Palestinian refugees in cooperation with UNRWA. Features mission statement, history, actions, information about donations and support needed.
http://www.avh.org/

Bethlehem Arab Society for Rehabilitation (BASR)
Non-profit organization providing aftercare services for the disabled. With goals and objectives, letter from the director, information about daycare provision, and contact details.
http://www.basr.org/

Gaza Community Mental Health Programme (GCMHP)
A non-profit Palestinian non-governmental organization providing mental health support to communities in the Gaza Strip.
http://www.gcmhp.net/

Palestinian Counseling Center
Promoting the mental well-being of Palestinian Jerusalemites through their social, psychological and mental empowerment.
http://www.pcc-jer.org/

Palestinian Ministry Of Health (MOH)
MOH information about Palestine's hospitals and medical research, plus official monthly and annual reports. Includes search options and contact details.
http://www.moh.gov.ps/

Palestinian Red Crescent
Information on the organisation and its programmes, with its history and newsletter. Includes current news.
http://www.palestinercs.org/

Spafford Children's Center
Charity organization providing healthcare, special education, and psycho-social services for disadvantaged children in the Old City of Jerusalem and its surrounding areas. With historical background, information about activities, news and links.
http://www.spafford-jerusalem.org/

UCSF - HIV InSite: Palestinian Authority (West Bank and Gaza Strip)
Provides statistics, maps, country profile, reports, documents and links about HIV-AIDS. From the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine.
http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/global?page=cr06-we-00

Union of Health Work Committees (UHWC)
Palestinian health-care NGO operating a variety of medical programs, including rehabilitation centres, women health clinics, children and school health programmes, and geriatric care. Information about the organisation.
http://www.gaza-health.org/

World Health Organization (WHO) - West Bank and Gaza Strip
News and information on the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the area, focusing on the health aspects.
http://www.who.int/hac/crises/international/wbgs/en/index.html

The WWW Virtual Library - Public Health: Palestine
Categorized links about public health resources.
http://www.sphcm.med.unsw.edu.au/sphcmweb.nsf/page/palestine

World Health Organization (WHO) - Addressing the Health Situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
Review of the current health situation and appropriate courses of action to avert a humanitarian health crisis and ensure the provision of health services. Includes background documents, presentations and related links. <small>(June 12, 2006)</small>
http://www.who.int/hac/events/opt_2006/en/index.html