Apartheid and military invasion are well-recognized structural determinants of health. Ongoing military campaigns and blockades in Gaza have severely constrained the availability and provision of healthcare services. The magnitude of the effects of this violence on the Gaza healthcare system over a relatively short period of time is unprecedented. Given these observations, this event aims to answer the question: What are the short, medium, and long-term impacts of the dehumanizing crisis in Gaza on the health and wellness of Palestinian peoples?
Featuring:
- Salia Joseph (St’ax̱í7alut)
- Jada-Gabrielle Pape, BA, MEd (Saanich and Snuneymuxw)
- Dr. Yipeng Ge, MPH MD CCFP. Family Doctor, Public Health and Preventive Medicine Resident Physician
- Dr. Nahla, MD, BHSc, Psychiatry Resident
- Dr. Akihiro Seita, MD with UNRWA
- Dr. Kendra Strauss, PhD; Director of the Labour Studies Program, SFU
- Dr. Adel Iskandar, PhD; Associate Professor in the School of Communications, SFU
- Dr. Malcolm Steinberg, MD; Associate Professor of Health Sciences, SFU