On Palestine, NHS is more an inquisition than a health service

There's an unspoken rule for UK doctors: don't mention Palestine, it could cost you your career. But as Dr Omar Abdel Mannan says, that rule must be broken.
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Omar Abdel-Mannan

Omar Abdel-Mannan

09 March, 2026

Dr Omar Abdel-Mannan is a British-Egyptian paediatric neurologist based in London. Since 2011, he has participated in numerous medical and teaching delegations to Gaza and the West Bank. He is the founder and president of Health Workers 4 Palestine, a global grassroots movement of health professionals and allies advocating for the right to health and the end of the illegal occupation of Palestine.

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