Climate Change and the Vulnerable Occupied Palestinian Territories

Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness in the Occupied Palestinian Territories

BACKGROUND There are no recent data on the prevalence and causes of blindness in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The aim of our study was to estimate the prevalence and causes of blindness and visual impairment in the population aged 50 years and above in the Occupied Palestinian Territories using the Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB) survey method. METHODS AND FINDINGS Clu...

Perspectives on Elective Abortion Among Palestinian Women: Religion, Culture and Access in the Occupied Palestinian Territories

Simulation of Demographic Change in Palestinian Territories

Mortality, birth rates and retirement play a major role in demographic changes. In most cases, mortality rates decreased in the past century without noticeable decrease in fertility rates, this leads to a significant increase in population growth. In many poor countries like Palestinian territories the number of births has fallen and the life expectancy increased. In this article we concentrate...

“do No Harm” Reflections on the Impacts of International Assistance Provided to the Occupied Palestinian Territories

Correction: Women's health in the occupied Palestinian territories: Contextual influences on subjective and objective health measures

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