Médicos del Mundo - Palestine

Certified organisation

Médicos del Mundo (MdM) is an international humanitarian organisation, working in the Palestinian territory with the objective of endorsing the Universal Right to Health.   
MdM has been working in the Palestinian territory since 2006. Its work has been mainly focused on Mental Health and Psychosocial support (MHPSS), medical disciplines related to emergency situations, like orthopedic and reconstructive surgeries, as well as emergency services. Currently, MdM is supporting the capacities of the Palestinian Ministry of Health (MoH) in Gaza to improve the accessibility of children and adolescents to specialised mental health services, and to improve its capacities in the provision of specialised medical and surgical care in orthopedics. In the West Bank, MdM is working in the psychosocial protection of the population at risk of political violence due to the occupation. In addition, MdM includes an advocacy component in all its activities in order to raise awareness among the population leading to a political change.