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ArticleDialogues in health2025

The medical community must not remain silent about healthcare and water access denial in Palestine.

Jade Pagkas-Bather, Sabrina Imam, Rachel Bender Ignacio, Asim Farooq, Baddr Shakhsheer, Feroze Sidhwa, Omar Al-Heeti, Thaer Ahmad, Tamathor Abughnaim, John Schneider

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Article in Dialogues in health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Jade Pagkas-BatherDepartment of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States of America.
Sabrina ImamDepartment of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States of America.
Rachel Bender IgnacioDivision of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, University of Washington, United States of America.
Asim FarooqDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL, United States of America.
Baddr ShakhsheerDepartment of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States of America.
Feroze SidhwaDepartment of Surgery, San Joaquin General Hospital, French Camp, California, United States of America.
Omar Al-HeetiDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Memorial Health, Decatur, IL, United States of America.
Thaer AhmadEmergency Department, Advocate Medical Group, Oak Lawn, IL, United States of America.
Tamathor AbughnaimEmergency Department, Advocate Medical Group, Oak Lawn, IL, United States of America.
John SchneiderDepartment of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States of America.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Physicians have a duty to oppose the human suffering and human rights abuses occurring in Gaza, particularly the violations of international humanitarian law (IHL). We especially call attention to the scarcity of potable water in Gaza, which has fueled outbreaks of hepatitis A, polio, and skin infections and has created a public health crisis that is further exacerbated by the destruction of healthcare infrastructure and targeting of healthcare workers. The time is long overdue for physicians to affirm that IHL, including guaranteed access to healthcare and potable water, must be upheld to protect the health and safety of all Palestinians. Moreover, as violence against Palestinians and mass displacement campaigns are escalating in the West Bank, this is a pivotal moment for action to prevent further harms.

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GazaHepatitis AInfectionsInternational humanitarian lawPalestinePolioWater

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PMID41158989
PMCPMC12554968

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