In support of UNRWA appeal for health and dignity of Palestinian refugees
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Date
2018-03-31
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.