Dr Philippa Whitford - Working in Gaza

Hosted by Christians for Independence, this presentation by former MP and Consultant Surgeon Dr Philippa Whitford is a moving account of her work as a medical volunteer in Gaza from the 1990s.   

Themes include:

00:01:47 The Holy Land?

00:03:49  Palestine history didn't start on 7th October

00:06:36  2 state solution slipping away

00:06:56   Gaza 1991/2 Al Ahli Hospital

00:13:10  Breast cancer care

00:19:45   Scotland-Gaza breast cancer partnership

00:23:34   Issue is political

00:29:52   Gaza now - total devastation

00:33:25   They are not numbers

00:36:38    Gaza needs - everything

00:41:09    How could an independent Scotland help?

00:51:04    How to donate to the Medical Aid for Palestinians charity

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