In support of UNRWA appeal for health and dignity of Palestinian refugees
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Date
2018-03-31
Authors
Alameddine, Mohamad
Witter, Sophie
Fouad, Fouad M
Diaconu, Karin
Jamal, Zeina
Lough, Graham
Ager, Alastair
Citation
Ager, A., Alameddine, M., Witter, S., Fouad, F.M., Diaconu, K., Jamal, Z. and Lough, G. (2018) ‘In support of UNRWA appeal for health and dignity of Palestinian refugees’ [Correspondence], The Lancet, 391(10127), pp. 1260–1261. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30568-3.
Abstract
Our research into the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)'s delivery of health services to Palestinian refugees during the Syria crisis1 puts us in a unique position to anticipate the challenges of the organisation's current funding crisis.2 We have conducted over 90 interviews with health workers and managers, a series of systems modelling sessions, and rigorous analysis of UNRWA health data from 2007–16, and conclude the following.