Saturday, 27 September
19 September 2025
Through the dedicated efforts of a group of Palestinian doctors residing in the Kingdom of Spain, the legal procedures for registering the Palestinian Doctors Association in Europe – Spain Branch (PalMed Spain) have been successfully completed and approved by the Spanish authorities.
To celebrate this milestone, the founding members held a large gathering attended by Palestinian doctors from various regions across Spain. Members of PalMed Europe’s Executive Board also joined the meeting, during which the institutional relationship between the main organisation and the new branch — based on cooperation, coordination, and complementarity — was outlined.
The meeting was conducted in a spirit of collegiality and commitment, with participants expressing their readiness to fulfil their professional responsibilities in serving the Palestinian medical community in Spain. The branch aims to bring together Palestinian healthcare professionals, harness their expertise and energy, and unite their efforts to support and advance the Palestinian healthcare sector.
On behalf of the PalMed Europe Board and all its members across the continent, we warmly congratulate our colleagues in Spain on the establishment of this new branch. We wish them every success in their mission to serve our people in Palestine and the diaspora.
Together, we heal wounds.
10/12/2024 United kingdomWorkshops
Snapshot of PalMed UK and PalMed Academy Event
9 December 2024
PalMed UK and PalMed Academy hosted an inspiring event at Nottingham Medical School titled “Stories of a Surgeon in Palestine“. The event featured Dr. Mohammad Hawari, a PalMed member and surgeon who visited Gaza during the ongoing conflict.
Dr. Hawari shared a powerful testimony about the dire medical situation in Gaza, highlighting the challenges faced by healthcare workers and patients amidst the devastation. Over 100 students and staff attended the event, attentively listening to his firsthand account of the humanitarian crisis and the efforts made by PalMed UK to support innocent civilians affected by the atrocities.
Dr. Hawari detailed PalMed’s tireless 14-month mission to provide aid and medical assistance to the people of Gaza, calling attention to the urgent need for global solidarity. He also introduced the GEM initiative, which aims to support medical students and strengthen Gaza’s healthcare system through education and innovation.
Together, we can make a difference. Help us support the people of Gaza and Palestine.
For donations:
For Medial Aid: https://www.kindlink.com/fundraising/PALMED-UK/gaza
For GEM Schem:– https://www.kindlink.com/fundraising/PALMED-UK/gem
Together, we can
14/02/2024 FranceThe Branch News
French Parliament and Assembly Hear Testimonies from The PalMed Euroep Team Returning from Gaza
In a significant session, the French Parliament and Assembly listened to testimonies from the medical team affiliated with the Palestinian Doctors Association, who recently returned from the besieged Gaza Strip.
During the meeting, members of the association, having spent 12 days in the embattled Gaza Strip, briefed French parliamentarians on the overall situation in Gaza. They highlighted the health conditions, especially in hospitals, in light of the Israeli aggression and invasion of the region. The discussion shed light on the challenges of bringing urgent medical and humanitarian aid to the population, including the healthcare sector, due to restrictions on entry.
The delegation spoke passionately about children suffering injuries to their heads or abdomens, or losing limbs. Shockingly, infants were reported to be dying within 4 or 5 hours of birth due to continuous bombardment, food shortages, and a lack of necessary medical care. The delegation anticipates a significant increase in the official death toll due to the ongoing aggression and the prevention of aid and emergency medical teams.
At the conclusion of the meeting, the delegation called on attendees to exert pressure on the French government and decision-making centers to support an end to the aggression and allow medical and humanitarian aid to enter the affected region.
In response, Mathilde Panot, a member of the French Parliament representing Region 94, Chair of the Left Committee in the French National Assembly, and a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, tweeted on her official platform:
Powerful and impactful testimonies from doctors and nurses of the PalMed Association returning from #Gaza. They speak of children injured in the head, abdomen, or losing limbs. Infants are dying within 4 or 5 hours of birth. Remarkable courage from Palestinian healthcare workers. One doctor tells us that the official casualty numbers should double or triple. These words are crucial to break the silence around the hell in Gaza and urgently call for a clear direction: a ceasefire!