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I am running The Great Scottish Run Half Marathon on October 5th 2025 to raise vital funds for Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP).
MAP provide urgent medical care for Palestinians affected by the ongoing genocide and humanitarian crisis. Hospitals are being destroyed, aid is being blocked, medical workers killed and detained, supplies are scarce, and many many lives hang in the balance. Every contribution helps deliver critical care, medicine, and hope to those in desperate need.
Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) vision is a future where all Palestinians can access an effective, sustainable and locally-led system of healthcare, and the full realisation of their rights to health and dignity.
Through our programmes in the West Bank, Gaza, East Jerusalem, and Lebanon, we work with trusted and experienced local partners to achieve this vision. Our programmes, designed and delivered by Palestinians, provide access to essential health services and build local knowledge and skills to address Palestinian health problems. In times of humanitarian emergency, we are ready to respond rapidly with aid and assistance.
MAP is also committed to bearing witness to the injustices caused by occupation, displacement and conflict. We speak out in the UK and internationally, and ensure Palestinian voices are heard at the highest levels, to press for the political and social barriers to Palestinian health and dignity to be addressed.