https://theintercept.com/2025/05/17/palestine-gaza-war-education-school/... [*see note below]
With kind regards.
Najeeb Al-Shorbaji, PhD, FIAHS
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Director, Knowledge, Ethics and Research @ WHO/HQ (Retired)
e-Marefa Advisor
President, eHealth Development Association, Jordan
Visiting Professor, Ain Shams University, Egypt
Lecturer/Researcher @ Peter L. Reichertz Institute for Medical Informatics (PLRI), Germany
Emeritus Fellow, AHRO University, Glasgow UK
Member of the International Academy of Public Health Scientific Council @ EMPHNet
Editorial Board Member, Arab Board Medical Journal
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Clinical Informatics
Editorial Board Member, Frontiers in Digital Health, Health Communications and Behaviour Change
ORCID ID 0000-0003-3843-8430
HIFA profile: Najeeb Al-Shorbaji recently retired from the World Health Organization (WHO), where he has worked since 1988 in different capacities. He was most recently Director of the Knowledge, Ethics and Research Department at WHO headquarters, Geneva. Previously he was Coordinator for Knowledge Management and Sharing in EMRO (Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office), Egypt. He is a member of a number of national and international professional societies and associations specialised in information management and health informatics. He has authored over 100 research papers and articles presented in various conferences and published in professional journals. shorbajin AT gmail.com https://www.hifa.org/support/members/najeeb
[*Note from HIFA moderator (NPW): I have approved this message for HIFA has it includes assessment of health impact. Here are the first three paragraphs:
'In Gaza, where the echoes of conflict dominate daily life, education has become both a casualty and a symbol of resistance. Through shattered classrooms, broken internet connections, and the constant fear of displacement or death, students and teachers are striving to keep learning alive even when everything around them falls apart.
'Here, education is no longer a pathway to opportunity; it is a fight for survival. Since the escalation of the genocidal war in October 2023, schools and universities across Gaza have closed their doors, been bombed and destroyed, and become shelters for displaced Palestinians. The lives, dreams, and mental health of thousands of students and educators have been transformed.
'All of Gaza’s universities have been leveled by airstrikes. More than 85 percent of schools in Gaza have been completely or partially destroyed, according to U.N. experts. According to the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor, three university presidents and over 95 university deans and professors, including 68 holding professor titles, have been killed in Israeli airstrikes...']