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A dentist checking teeth of a girl at a health centre in Syria. © 2020 UNRWA Photo by Ibrahim Miari

First 100 days and beyond: The UNRWA Health Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

By the end of January, 2020, UNRWA had already begun to prepare and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Given the densely populated, poor living conditions in Palestine refugee camps, UNRWA was deeply concerned about the high potential for rapid flareups of COVID-19 outbreaks...
UNRWA beneficiaries at Gaza health centre, Gaza Strip. © 2012 UNRWA Photo by Sharif Sarhan

Health Department Annual Report 2019

In 2019, despite facing the most serious financial crises in its history, UNRWA continued to deliver life-saving primary health care services through its 141 health centres across its five Fields of operations in Gaza, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and West Bank. UNRWA reached 5.6...
Door-to-door distribution of medicines in Khan Eshieh camp © 2020 UNRWA photo

Syria: UNRWA - Humanitarian Snapshot, April 2020

UNRWA Continues to Deliver Basic Services amidst COVID19- Crisis Despite challenges created by the COVID-19 crisis, UNRWA continued to deliver basic services and essential humanitarian assistance to Palestine refugees throughout the month of April. The Agency had to adopt...
Israeli soldiers fire tear gas in Aida refugee camp in 2014. Photo by Mohammad Alazza

No Safe Space

Health Consequences of Tear Gas Exposure Among Palestine Refugees Residents of several longstanding refugee camps in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) have re­ported exposure to tear gas 2–3 times a week for more than a year, but in some months, almost every day. In...
Syria: UNRWA - Humanitarian Snapshot, March 2020

Syria: UNRWA - Humanitarian Snapshot, March 2020

UNRWA Launches COVID-19 Flash Appeal for Palestine Refugees On 17 March 2020, UNRWA launched a Flash Appeal asking for US$ 14 million to prepare and respond to the COVID-19 outbreak over an initial three-month period. The Appeal outlines the Agency’s immediate priorities...

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