Posts tagged: Mideast

Completing our work in Gaza – realizing there is no completion, by Gerri Haynes

(Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility has traveled to Gaza since 1993. Since 2009, following the Cast Lead invasion by Israel, WPSR has sponsored nine medical delegations to serve the people of Gaza.) Slowly we complete our work here in Gaza – realizing there is no completion. How we wish for open borders and justice for […]

Monday March 30th, 2015 in , , , , | No Comments »

Improvisational ACLS teaching in Gaza, by Dr. Bill Dienst

One of the main objectives of our Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility medical delegations to Gaza has been empowerment. Dr. Bob Haynes and I have tried to fulfill this objective by teaching elements of Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) to doctors and nurses here in Gaza. Gaza has plenty of physicians and nurses. It has […]

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March 28: The personal power of coping, by Gerri Haynes

(Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility has traveled to Gaza since 1993. Since 2009, following the Cast Lead invasion by Israel, WPSR has sponsored nine medical delegations to serve the people of Gaza.) Surely the children of this land are among the most beautiful in the world. Studies of these children speak of resilience but cannot […]

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March 27: We are in Gaza but the world community is not, by Gerri Haynes

(Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility has traveled to Gaza since 1993. Since 2009, following the Cast Lead invasion by Israel, WPSR has sponsored nine medical delegations to serve the people of Gaza.) Today we traveled through Gaza, trying to gain a wider perspective on the physical situation here. This is the birthday of my daughter, […]

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March 26, the grief and bereavement of Gaza, by Gerri Haynes

(Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility has traveled to Gaza since 1993. Since 2009, following the Cast Lead invasion by Israel, WPSR has sponsored nine medical delegations to serve the people of Gaza.) For much of my adult life (and some of my childhood), I have studied the precepts of grief and bereavement. I’ve taught courses […]

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Gaza: “If you survive the trauma, it makes you stronger.” By Dr. Bill Dienst

This past Sunday, I entered Gaza for the second time since last summer’s assault. I am part of a Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility delegation – members of WPSR have been visiting Gaza since 1993 and have been providing medical services here since 2009. The July-August 2014 assault killed about 2200 Gazans, wounded over 11,000 […]

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March 25 in Gaza: Heroes in a hugely difficult place, by Gerri Haynes

(Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility has traveled to Gaza since 1993. Since 2009, following the Cast Lead invasion by Israel, WPSR has sponsored nine medical delegations to serve the people of Gaza.) Today, I want to tell you about the incredible work being done in Gaza. I’d like to tell you that reconstruction is continuing […]

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March 24, Gaza’s spirit shines forth, by Gerri Haynes

(Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility has traveled to Gaza since 1993. Since 2009, following the Cast Lead invasion by Israel, WPSR has sponsored nine medical delegations to serve the people of Gaza.) New physicians are attending general orientation through the Ministry of Health in Gaza City – a wonderful group of women and men, obviously […]

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March 23 in Gaza, the work begins, by Gerri Haynes

(Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility has traveled to Gaza since 1993. Since 2009, following the Cast Lead invasion by Israel, WPSR has sponsored nine medical delegations to serve the people of Gaza.) Passion for soccer is wonderfully fierce in Gaza. Games between major teams bring out crowds of people to cheer together for their favorite. […]

Monday March 23rd, 2015 in , , , , | 1 Comment »

Returning to Gaza: Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility delegation is back, by Gerri Haynes

(Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility has traveled to Gaza since 1993. Since 2009, following the Cast Lead invasion by Israel, WPSR has sponsored nine medical delegations to serve the people of Gaza.) The eleven members of our Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility medical service delegation gathered last evening at Neve Shalom, Oasis of Peace Hotel, […]

Sunday March 22nd, 2015 in , , , , | 3 Comments »