Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign help raise funds for mobile maternity unit for Gaza
The Newry Branch of the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) would like to thank the people of Newry and the surrounding area for their generosity in raising funds for a mobile maternity clinic that has just been completed in Egypt and is ready to be sent to Gaza.
The Newry branch of the IPSC was one of several solidarity groups around the north of Ireland to hold fund-raising events for the construction of the clinic, which was organized by Palestine Aid Ireland. This included a month-long Gaza film festival in March, hosted at Finegan and Son café
in Newry.
“I wish my baby could stay in my womb, what do I have to offer it when it arrives?” Pregnant Gazan mother, July 23rd , 2025.
John Hurson of Palestine Aid Ireland, who was in Egypt for the completion of the clinic, said: “With virtually every hospital and medical clinic in Gaza destroyed or badly damaged, this unit and others will help the tens of thousands of expectant and new mothers trying to survive amidst the rubble of Gaza. As well as facing starvation and death and injury from constant bombing, pregnant women and those with young babies have lost access to vital services like prenatal and postnatal care, family planning, and treatment
for infections and most women are forced to give birth in tents without any medical assistance. We want to thank everyone who attended the
fundraising events. Without their support this clinic wouldn’t have been possible.”
This clinic is one of four, plus 14 ambulances, waiting in Egypt to be allowed into Gaza. It is now under the care of Medics Worldwide, a global non-profit healthcare service. If you wish to contribute to their Gaza Hospital Appeal, visit www.medicsww.com/donations/aid-for-gaza-
hospitals.
To find out more about Palestine Aid Ireland and how to donate, visit www.palestineaidireland.substack.com
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