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The platform "Documenting the Targeting and Destruction of the Health Sector in the Gaza Strip" presents accurate and detailed information about the Israeli assault on health during the genocidal war. This includes data on the attacks on healthcare facilities and health workers who have been killed, abducted, tortured, and maimed by Israeli forces during the genocide, and relevant statements by international organizations and healthcare institutions. These are complemented by original analysis by researchers and authors covering a range of issues in the targeting of the health sector, through which Israeli occupation forces have created a "war biosphere". Read more

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Medical scientists

Professor Nasser Abu Al-Nour is considered one of the pillars of academic public health and nursing. He and martyr Professor Sufian Tayeh were among the best published authors internationally in 2022. Professor Tayeh, head of the Islamic University, was also martyred during the genocide.

 

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Medical scientists
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Medical scientists
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Medical scientists
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Nutritionist

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Optometrist

The brothers Omar, Sa'eed, and Ameed Khorshid (Saqallah) are optometrists who own the biggest optometry center in Gaza. The name of this family has become tied to this profession for decades and they are highly admired for their work, kindness and humility. There iw noone left from the Khorshid family to sustain the legacy of this optometry company, which has been known to everyone in Gaza for years.

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Optometrist

The brothers Omar, Sa'eed, and Ameed Khorshid (Saqallah) are optometrists who own the biggest optometry center in Gaza. The name of this family has become tied to this profession for decades and they are highly admired for their work, kindness and humility. There iw noone left from the Khorshid family to sustain the legacy of this optometry company, which has been known to everyone in Gaza for years.

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Optometrist

The brothers Omar, Sa'eed, and Ameed Khorshid (Saqallah) are optometrists who own the biggest optometry center in Gaza. The name of this family has become tied to this profession for decades and they are highly admired for their work, kindness and humility. There is noone left from the Khorshid family to sustain the legacy of this optometry company, which has been known to everyone in Gaza for years.

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Physiotherapist

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Administrator
Palestinian Ministry of Health (Gaza Strip)
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)