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Refugee Camp Project IFMSA - Palestine
In Palestine, we have many projects across all the standing committees. But what is special in our NMO is the ReCap project, which is a joint project between IFMSA-Palestine and the IPPNW (International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War), where medical students from different parts of the world visit Palestine in August. They learn more about the conflict, the difficult refugee situation as well as getting to experience real life in refugee camps. ReCap aims to reduce the effect of war and conflict on Palestinian refugee children, as well as training young health professionals from around the world in the field of psychological and community health. Particularly, we are interested in raising awareness of the connection between psycho-social status and health, and to conduct research on the mental health status of Palestinian refugees. The project also aims to build a basis for establishing a permanent peace in the region and develop human resources by motivating medical students to become involved in IFMSA Palestine, NGOs and other medical organisations working in the field of refugee health. We invite all IFMSA members to participate in this project and to be part of achieving peace in the Holy Land.
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medical students worldwide | MM 2015, Turkey