(Gerri Haynes, former president of Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility, has returned to Gaza with a delegation of doctors, nurses and others interested in helping the people there. Gerri will be sending back reports.) Day Three in Gaza Nearly every person I met today expressed sorrow over the bombing in the U.S. This kindness and […]
(Gerri Haynes, former president of Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility, has returned to Gaza with a delegation of doctors, nurses and others interested in helping the people there. Gerri will be sending back reports.) Day Two Gaza Going to Work Following a morning orientation, all of the delegates turned to work this morning. From clinic […]
(Gerri Haynes, former president of Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility, has returned to Gaza with a delegation of doctors, nurses and others interested in helping the people there. Gerri will be sending back reports.) Day One: Gaza, April 2013 Another delegation from Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility has come to Gaza to learn and to […]
(Gerri Haynes and Laura Hart, of Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility, have returned to Gaza, taking in medicine. Gerri has been sending back reports.) This morning, Laura and I left Gaza. I’ve visited Gaza many times and have left through the Erez Checkpoint to Israel every time. Never have I had a deeper sense of […]
(Gerri Haynes and Laura Hart, of Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility, have returned to Gaza, taking in medicine. Gerri will be sending back reports.) After visiting again with the Director of International Coordination for Medical Care, Laura and Mahmoud and I visited Shifa and Al Awda Hospitals. Shifa was busy with visiting delegations and journalists […]
(Gerri Haynes and Laura Hart, of Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility, have returned to Gaza, taking in medicine. Gerri will be sending back reports.) Sometimes listening to a sage is the most enlightening way to learn about a situation. Today, Laura and I were treated to time by the Sea with Dr. Sarraj – surely […]
(Gerri Haynes and Laura Hart, of Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility, have returned to Gaza, taking in medicine. Gerri will be sending back reports.) This morning, our friend Marwan took Laura and me on a tour of the damaged areas in Gaza City. It is stunning to realize how tightly packed the areas are where […]
(THIS POST FROM GERRI WAS LOST SOMEWHERE BETWEEN PARIS AND SEATTLE. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE FIRST IN THIS SERIES) (Gerri Haynes and Laura Hart, of Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility, have returned to Gaza, taking in medicine. Gerri will be sending back reports.) Laura Hart and I have planned this visit for several months. […]
(Gerri Haynes and Laura Hart, of Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility, have returned to Gaza, taking in medicine. Gerri will be sending back reports.) We are coming to the end of our first full day in Gaza. Last evening, we had a good meeting with Dr. Sarraj and the Minister of Health and several other […]
(Gerri Haynes and Laura Hart, of Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility, have returned to Gaza, taking in medicine. Gerri will be sending back reports.) On the way to Erez and the hoped-for crossing to Gaza… the night held little sleep – the roosters started crowing at 2 a.m., then I had a phone call from […]
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