Posts tagged: Mideast

Leaving Gaza – Thoughts from four of the people who joined our delegation

(Gerri Haynes, former president of Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility, returned to Gaza with a delegation of doctors, nurses and others interested in helping the people there. Gerri has been sending back reports and this is her last one, at least until the next delegation.) Karin Huster writes: “Where are you from?” “Am’rika”, I reply.“Welcome, […]

Monday April 22nd, 2013 in , , , , | No Comments »

Last day in Gaza is another good day of work and listening, by Gerri Haynes

(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.) Last day in Gaza for this visit Following a good meeting with the Minister of Health and the Coordinator for International […]

Monday April 22nd, 2013 in , , , , | No Comments »

Poverty, isolation just part of living under siege in Gaza, by Gerri Haynes

(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 Six in Gaza Hospital Clinics and surgeries are closed on Fridays in observance of faith. We traveled by bus with […]

Saturday April 20th, 2013 in , , , , | No Comments »

Gazans dedication to families is clear even in orphanages, by Gerri Haynes

(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 five in Gaza In the Al-amal Institute for Orphans and in the Atfaluna Society for Deaf Children the dedication of […]

Saturday April 20th, 2013 in , , , , | No Comments »

We are told the Gaza siege is internal and external, by Gerri Haynes

(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 Four in Gaza The complexities of politics are reflected in nearly all of life here. Living under Israeli siege and […]

Thursday April 18th, 2013 in , , , , | No Comments »

Finding sorrow over the Boston bombings in a land that knows bombings too well, by Gerri Haynes

(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 […]

Wednesday April 17th, 2013 in , , , , | No Comments »

WPSR delegation to Gaza hard at work, by Gerri Haynes

(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 […]

Tuesday April 16th, 2013 in , , , , | No Comments »

Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility delegation returns to Gaza by Gerri Haynes

(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 […]

Monday April 15th, 2013 in , , , , | No Comments »

Leaving the open-air prison that is Gaza, by Gerri Haynes

(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 […]

Sunday December 2nd, 2012 in , , , , | No Comments »

The injured in Gaza, by Gerri Haynes

(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 […]

Saturday December 1st, 2012 in , , , , | No Comments »