Gaza – A War on Healthcare with MAP’s Professor Nick Maynard
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Professor Nick Maynard discusses the collapse of Gaza's healthcare system during war and the challenges faced by medical professionals and patients.
What happens when a healthcare system is systematically dismantled during war? In this powerful and deeply personal episode of the Britain Palestine Project Podcast, Professor Nick Maynard—consultant surgeon, humanitarian, and Chair of Medical Aid for Palestinians—shares his eyewitness testimony from multiple medical missions inside Gaza since October 2023. Drawing on over sixteen years of experience working in Palestinian hospitals, Professor Maynard describes the realities facing doctors, nurses and patients as hospitals are overwhelmed, medical supplies run out, healthcare workers are killed or detained, and civilians struggle to survive amid mass displacement and hunger. This conversation examines the collapse of Gaza's healthcare system through the eyes of a surgeon who has treated the wounded firsthand. Professor Maynard discusses the challenges of operating without basic equipment, the impact of malnutrition on patients, attacks on hospitals and medical personnel, and the urgent humanitarian crisis facing Gaza today. Hosted by Diana Safieh, the discussion also explores what governments, healthcare professionals and ordinary citizens can do in response. Topics covered…
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