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Doctors from Augusta Victoria Hospital denied entry to provide lifesaving treatment for cancer patients
Allow medical and humanitarian access to Gaza
8 June 2021
Doctors from Augusta Victoria Hospital denied entry to provide lifesaving treatment for cancer patients (LWI) - The ACT Palestine Forum, an ecumenical coalition of Christian churches and aid organizations, is calling on the Israeli government to allow humanitarian ...
LWF welcomes plans for restoration of U.S. assistance for East Jerusalem hospitals
9 April 2021
“Support for critical and life-saving work” (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) welcomes plans for the restoration of U.S. funding to the Palestinians, which will include much needed support for the East Jerusalem Hospital Network. The funding ...
Augusta Victoria Hospital starts COVID-19 vaccinations
6 January 2021
Priority to medical staff in East Jerusalem (LWI) - Vaccinations against COVID-19 have started at the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Augusta Victoria Hospital (AVH) in East Jerusalem. The first vaccines were administered on 31 December 2020 to staff ...
Peacebuilding from the grassroots
9 November 2020
Geneva Peace Week: LWF shares work with communities in Ethiopia
COVID-19: Responding when social distancing isn’t an option
5 October 2020
LWF World Service concerned about long-term effects of the pandemic
LWF calls for health care without discrimination for Palestinians in Gaza
11 September 2020
LWF representative: Medical permit to leave Gaza “nearly impossible”
Hospital humanitarian workers continue with passion 
18 August 2020
Augusta Victoria Hospital staff serves to protect patients  (LWI) - Every day, the staff of Augusta Victoria Hospital on the campus of the Lutheran World Federation – Jerusalem, works around restrictions in movement and access to people who need ...
COVID-19: Health and faith partnership to promote factual information and reduce fear
16 April 2020
LWF welcomes a WHO guide on religious leaders’ critical role in slowing the pandemic (LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) welcomes a recent guide by the World Health Organization (WHO) outlining the critical role of religious leader in disseminating ...
COVID-19: LWF joins call for release of U.S. funding for West Bank and Gaza
9 April 2020
NGOs call for urgent action for the most vulnerable
COVID-19: Difficult realities “becoming even more challenging”
6 April 2020
World Service director grateful for commitment and dedication of staff (LWI) -The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) World Service director Maria Immonen has sent a letter to the staff in humanitarian and development operations, encouraging them during the outbreak ...
COVID-19: Churches in U.S. call for end to Middle East sanctions
27 March 2020
Ecumenical coalition urges that sanctions in Iran, Syria and Gaza are lifted in response to COVID-19 crisis (LWI) - In light of the growing crisis because of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic, an ecumenical coalition of U.S. based Christian churches ...
COVID-19: Augusta Victoria Hospital in Jerusalem makes room for emergency
25 March 2020
"Every precaution to protect high-risk patients”
COVID-19: LWF World Service calls for donations
18 March 2020
Protect vulnerable communities and staff in refugee camps (LWI) - In light of the worldwide Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) humanitarian arm World Service is calling for donations to mitigate the effects in the ...
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