“Money4Medicine” Campaign
addresses problem of medicine shortages in Palestine

By MIFTAH
July 17, 2017

Palestine is facing a continuous shortage of essential medication, which is estimated to stand at 30% in the majority of governmental hospitals and clinics. This causes unnecessary suffering amongst patients. The shortage may be attributed to that the allocations for medication the Ministry of Health’s budget cover only 70% of the needed funds.

The “Money4Medicine” campaign seeks to address this problem, by calling on the Palestinian Ministry of Finance to increase the allocations for medication in the budget of the Ministry of Health. This will ensure the availability of the necessary financial resources to procure the essential medication.

The “Money4Medicine” campaign launched 12th of July at the Palestine International Festival with an information booth, petition and campaign website. According to “MIFTAH” project coordinator Tamara Tamimi, it is important to engage the public with this campaign, so several public activities will be organized during the following months. Aim is to collect 100.000 signatures for the “Money4Medicine” petition, which will then be submitted to the Palestinian Ministry of Finance.

Campaign organizational team: Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of Global Dialogue and Democracy “MIFTAH”, Coalition on Transparency and Accountability “AMAN” and Applied Research Institute- Jerusalem “ARIJ”.

Link to campaign materials:

Campaign website and petition:
http://www.money4medicine.ps/

Campaign Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/money4medicine/

http://www.miftah.org