About this Event
Dr. Shalev will speak about Israel’s destruction of Gaza’s healthcare system, providing an overall analysis of the systematic targeting of medical facilities, personnel, aid, and care. He will explain how these attacks continue to inflict death and suffering even after the announced so-called ceasefire, with lasting consequences for Gazans’ survival and recovery. He will also examine the ethical failures of the Israeli medical community, the responsibilities of the international medical community, and the urgent actions required now, including coordinated advocacy and concrete mechanisms for sustained professional and international pressure.
Dr. Said Eid will begin by describing his experience as medical student during Israel’s previous wars on Gaza before turning to offer a short portrayal of what it meant to work inside hospitals in Gaza as an intern doctor at a time when the medical system was systematically targeted.
Speaker Bio
Dr. Guy Shalev is the Executive Director of Physicians for Human Rights Israel. He is a medical and political anthropologist specializing in the intersection of medical professionalism, ethnonational politics, and bioethics in Israel/Palestine.
Dr. Said Eid was born and raised in Gaza, Palestine. He graduated from Alazhar medical school in June 2023 and did his medical internship in hospitals during the genocide in Gaza.
This event is co-sponsored by QMUL's Program in Global Public Health, and the following Centres: International State Crime Initiative; Climate Crime and Climate Justice; Centre for the Critique of Law and Society and Focus on Palestine.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
ArtsTwo Lecture Theatre, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 4NS, Mile End Road, London, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00
