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Women in Gaza Lack Access to Menstrual Supplies
The crisis in Gaza has been catastrophic for all aspects of life, including women’s menstrual health.
Safety Gear for Nurses and Cancer Patients in Lebanon
HEALTH Safety Gear for Nurses and Cancer Patients in Lebanon Anera Supplies Safety Gear for Nurses and Patients in Chemotherapy Preparing and administering chemotherapy drugs to cancer patients requires special protective gear for both nurses and patients. In Lebanon, procuring safety gowns has become a great financial burden on health centers as the country’s economy…
Critical Medicines for Gaza Cancer Patients
HEALTH Critical Medicines for Gaza Cancer Patients Anera Delivers Cancer Medicines to Gaza’s Only Hospital Specialized in Cancer Treatment The Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital is the only facility specialized to treat cancer patients in Gaza. Supplies of critical cancer drugs were temporarily out of stock and patients had to go through the arduous months-long process of…
Gaza Women Get Training in Business Skills
COMMUNITY Gaza Women Get Training in Business Skills Anera’s Women Can Project trains and empowers Gaza women. Rana Rayan, 33, has a home kitchen project selling pastries, traditional meals and sweets. “I started working on this about two years ago and the turnout has been very good, especially during the holy month of Ramadan and…
Vital Cancer Medicines for Gaza
HEALTH Vital Cancer Medicines for Gaza Treating cancer patients in Gaza is fraught with challenges, from a shortage of appropriate medicines to life-threatening delays in transferring cancer patients to hospitals outside Gaza. Anera helps cancer patients in Gaza get a steady supply of medicines. Will You Help? The medicines Anera delivers mean that many patients…
Supplying Personal Hygiene Kits for Women in Lebanon
HEALTH Supplying Personal Hygiene Kits for Women in Lebanon Personal Health Sessions for Palestinian Refugee Women in Lebanon Camps Help Address Period Poverty This program is supported by UNICEF Lebanon’s economic crisis has had serious repercussions on public health. Among other impacts, it has worsened the issue of period poverty, making maintaining personal hygiene far…
Mental Health Support for Women in Gaza
HEALTH Mental Health Support for Women in Gaza Program to provide psychological support for women in Gaza helps women develop techniques to manage their stressful situations In an exceptional move to support the deteriorating health conditions in the Gaza Strip, Anera recently implemented a psychological support project for women in marginalized areas in the Gaza…
Breast Cancer Under Occupation: a Personal Perspective
Breast cancer is a disease that affects millions of women around the world. In fact, one in every eight women will get breast cancer in their lifetime. For women living in conflict zones, including the West Bank and Gaza, breast cancer can be particularly scary. When I first learned about the high breast cancer death…
A Race Against the Clock For Cancer Patients in Lebanon
HEALTH A Race Against the Clock For Cancer Patients in Lebanon A vital medical aid shipment donated by Direct Relief and distributed by Anera is helping thousands of vulnerable patients begin or continue treatment More than 30,000 cancer patients in Lebanon are currently struggling to obtain treatment due to shortages of medications, limitations in access…
The Unique Health Challenges Women Face in Palestine, Lebanon, and Jordan
Maternal, breast and reproductive health are just some of the top priorities to ensure women live a quality life. Yet, marginalized communities in Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan have trouble accessing the quality care they need. Women’s health can easily fall by the wayside when medications and clinics are expensive or inaccessible, which can lead to…