- Multiple family doctors are calling for a boycott of Israel by WONCA (World Organization of National Colleges, Academies, and Academic Associations of General Practitioners/Family Physicians) due to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
- The doctors describe the situation in Gaza as a “genocide” and “humanitarian disaster,” emphasizing the violation of human rights.
- The open letter urges fellow family doctors to sign in support of severing ties between WONCA and Israel.
- The call to action emphasizes the urgency of the situation, using phrases like “now or never” and “the time to act is now.”
https://hw4p.es/blog/3-min-video-israel-out-of-wonca-israel-fuera-de-la-wonca-eng-esp
Irish Healthcare Workers for Palestine
Angy Skuce explains how Irish healthcare workers have been moved to action by the horrors of Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
As I write this, Ireland is preparing for Storm Eowyn. I am thinking of my flight to Geneva, booked for Saturday morning, and hoping that I will make it there on time. I am a member of Irish HealthCare Workers for Palestine, and those of us who can, are going to Geneva to join healthcare workers from more than 100 organisations across the world, to stand in solidarity with our colleagues in Gaza. The White Tents Action will bring healthcare workers from more than 100 organisations across the world, to UN headquarters in Geneva, in a 5 day event calling for an end to the healthicide and genocide in Gaza. We will ask the UN to enforce a permanent ceasefire, to establish and protect a humanitarian corridor that allows aid to flow in unimpeded and sick and injured people to be evacuated, to protect healthcare workers and their patients, and to hold individuals and states accountable for violations of international law. …..more
As a Family Physician, I call for Israel’s suspension from WONCA.