Tag: Cast Lead

  • The Palestine Trauma Centre – psychological support for Gaza

    The Palestine Trauma Centre – psychological support for Gaza

    30th April 2014 | Paramedics in Gaza | Gaza, Occupied Palestine We connected with the Palestine Trauma Centre (PTC) before we had left the UK. Within a few days of contact with them they had resolved all of our complicated visa issues and have since proved to be the most wonderful hosts. In our first couple of…

  • British war cemetery not immune to Gaza siege

    British war cemetery not immune to Gaza siege

    21st April 2014 | The Electronic Intifada, Joe Catron | Gaza City, Occupied Palestine On a recent, sunny afternoon, Kath Henwood, a Yorkshire paramedic volunteering in the Gaza Strip, walked through rows of headstones at the Gaza War Cemetery with a camera and notebook. “My regular crewmate at work, in his spare time, researches World War…

  • “We leave without expecting to return” – meeting the firefighters of Gaza

    “We leave without expecting to return” – meeting the firefighters of Gaza

    15th April 2014 | Paramedics in Gaza | Gaza, Occupied Palestine Yesterday I visited the Civil Defence Directorate, which provides the fire and rescue service in Gaza, as well as some emergency ambulances and marine rescue. These guys have a reputation as being fearless, as well as being the most vulnerable to attack during times…