Health Crisis in Palestine!

About this episode

The episode discusses the health crisis in Palestine and features doctors addressing the impact of genocide on public health.

:::CONTENT WARNING::: This episode contains graphic discussions of genocide. Here at the Medicare for All Podcast, we are usually focused on the US, but the fight for universal access to healthcare is one that stretches way beyond our borders. Today we take a global perspective and check in with a group of doctors who are putting their lives on the line to address the serious devastation happening right now in Gaza and its impact on the health of Palestinians living through that devastation. We’re joined by the founders of Doctors Against Genocide to talk about how a political conflict turns into a public health crisis, and what kind of action we can take to stop it. Our guests are Dr. Karameh Hawash-Kuemmerle, a pediatric neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts, and Dr. Nidal Jboor, an internist in Dearborn, Michigan, who together co-founded of Doctors Against Genocide (DAG) , “a global coalition of healthcare workers dedicated to succeeding where global governments have failed in confronting Genocide.” https://www.youtube.com/live/sTCSO2kFeA8?si=tCuiVlE3I7Co3HoC Want to support the incredible work of Doctors Against Genocide? Whether or not you’re a doctor, you can join DAG…

People in this episode

Guests: Dr Karameh Hawash-Kuemmerle, Dr Nidal Jboor

Topics covered

• health crisis
• Palestine
• genocide
• public health
• universal healthcare

Keywords

• Doctors Against Genocide
• Gaza
• healthcare access
• political conflict

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Medicare for All Podcast

Places: Palestine, US, Gaza, Boston, Massachusetts, Dearborn, Michigan

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