Dr Philippa Whitford - Working in Gaza
Episode description
Hosted by Christians for Independence, this presentation by former MP and Consultant Surgeon Dr Philippa Whitford is a moving account of her work as a medical volunteer in Gaza from the 1990s.
Themes include:
00:01:47 The Holy Land?
00:03:49 Palestine history didn't start on 7th October
00:06:36 2 state solution slipping away
00:06:56 Gaza 1991/2 Al Ahli Hospital
00:13:10 Breast cancer care
00:19:45 Scotland-Gaza breast cancer partnership
00:23:34 Issue is political
00:29:52 Gaza now - total devastation
00:33:25 They are not numbers
00:36:38 Gaza needs - everything
00:41:09 How could an independent Scotland help?
00:51:04 How to donate to the Medical Aid for Palestinians charity
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Inspired by Kevin MacLeod