Conflict and Health (May 2024)

Rebuilding the health sector in Gaza: alternative humanitarian voices

  • Karl Blanchet,
  • Martine Najem,
  • Lina Shadid,
  • Rouba Ali Fehmi,
  • Fawzi Al Hammouri,
  • Ghassan Saed,
  • Khaled J. Saleh,
  • Mosab Nasser,
  • Nidal Moukaddam,
  • Jonathan Polonsky,
  • Omar Lattouf

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13031-024-00599-0
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 18, no. 1
pp. 1 – 3

Abstract

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Abstract In November 2023, a variety of disparate health organizations formed an international coalition to consolidate efforts and develop collaborative strategies in response to the increasing critical healthcare challenges caused by the recent war in Gaza. The coalition includes medical and public health experts, humanitarian practitioners, academics, and health policy-makers from across the world. Their membership has not much to do with mainstream humanitarian organisations. It is lead by the diaspora from the region. Their vision is the long-term reconstruction of the health system in Gaza while responding the most urgent needs. This collective effort will require explicit efforts to speak with one voice and avoid duplication. This collective movement may be an orginal initiative that may be able to beat the expected international donor fatigue.