Health:
Health 4 Palestine
Program: Health 4 Palestine
Health 4 Palestine is a program that serves Palestinian refugees living in UN-run camps in the West Bank. It operates on a Community Health Worker (CHW) model that is uniquely Palestinian. 1for3 & its partner in the West Bank the Lajee Center, located in the UN-run Aida refugee camp, jointly direct & fund the program.
Since 2017 the members of Health 4 Palestine have trained mixed gender teams of Palestinian young professionals to serve as CHWs in 5 UN-run Palestinian refugee camps. This training provides skills, employment & supports public health improvement. The teams target patients suffering from chronic illnesses & mental trauma.
Since its founding in 2017, over 50 young Palestinians have been trained to serve their communities as community health workers (CHWs).
H4P Leadership Team
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Bram Wispelwey, MD
Co-Founder H4P
Associate Physician, Division of Global Health Equity, Brigham & Women’s Hospital Instructor, Harvard Medical School; Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Wispelwey is a Co-founder & Chief Strategist of Health 4 Palestine. His research focuses on structural racism in hospital triage, ethics, community health worker impact, social & political barriers to health & colonial violence. Before his medical career, Wispelwey pursued LGBT-rights activism. He is currently an Atlantic Health Equity Fellow.
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Henry Louis, MD
International Medical Director H4P
Family Medicine Resident Physician, University of Massachusetts Medical School. Louis's responsibilities include supervising all activities related to qualitative & quantitative data collection on program activities. Furthermore, alongside the team of international advisers, he contributes to a diverse array of development efforts including community organizing. Louis’ passion for working alongside community members & pursing health equity & social justice have dragged him across the world, from Egypt to Armenia to his current beloved Palestine.
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David Scales, MD
Co-Founder H4P
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College. Scales has extensive experience with various NGOs in North Africa/West Asia, serving on the board of Questscope & having volunteered to provide medical assistance to Syrian refugees in Jordan. Trained in Sociology & Internal Medicine, his interests center on structural determinants of health, health disparities, & medical communication.
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Anfal Hadayda, CHW
Tulkarm/Nur Shams Coordinator H4P
Hadayda implements & organizes health & humanitarian activities for vulnerable populations in 2 Palestinian refugee camps. She believes in the importance of community work, improving people's lives, enhancing their dignity & supporting them to persevere even in the hardest moments.
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Mejd Azzeh
Director of Programs 1for3
Mejd works closely with community partners across the West Bank, supporting initiatives in health, education & food. She is especially interested in the connections between health, education & food & finding practical ways to create more opportunities, stability & hope for people.
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Nadine Bahour
Research & Training
Nadine focuses on strengthening community health worker networks, advancing training & quality improvements. She works directly with the health teams to coordinate case reviews, research, organizational learning & partnerships. Nadine is a graduate of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.