Palestinian Medical Relief Society

General Information
Type of Organization:	Local NGO	Acronym:	PMRS
Governorate:	Qalqilya (Branch Office)	Establishment Year:	1989
Address:	Qalqiliya / Near Abu Ali Iyad School	Telephone:	09-2945221
Website:	www.pmrs.ps	Fax:	09-2949651
E-mail:	pmrs@pmrs.ps
Person in Charge Name: Samih Mousa Othman Position: Director Telephone: 09-2945221 Mobile: 0599338693 E-mail: sameeh_othman@yahoo.com
Staff:	Social Worker (1) Vocational Specialist (4) Pharmacist (1)

Mission & Goals

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Mission:

PMRS seeks to improve the overall physical, mental, and social well being of all Palestinians, regardless of racial, political, social, economic status, religion or gender. Our quality health services focus on the needs of the most vulnerable members of Palestinian society: women, children, disabled and the poor in rural villages, refugee camps, and urban centers.

Goals:

- Build and develop models of accessible, affordable, comprehensive and integrated primary health care and health insurance services in all target areas.
- Assist in the building of coalitions and coordination and mobilization of resources to influence national health policies.
- Empower communities through the promotion of voluntarism and participation to lobby and advocate for their health rights.
- Strengthen our organizational structure, ensure capacity-building and promote a culture of ownership and professionalism.
- Promote PMRS's sustainability and self-reliance.
- Contribute to the national struggle against occupation and for freedom and support the steadfastness of Palestinian communities in the face of oppression and racial discrimination.

Target Groups

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Children

Women

Men

Activities / Interventions

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Strengthening of community and family support
	Support for social support activities that are initiated by the community
	Strengthening of parenting/family supports
	Facilitation of community supports to vulnerable persons
	Structured recreational or creative activities
Psychosocial support in education
	Psychosocial support to student teachers
psychosocial work
	Psychological first aid (PFA)
	Lining vulnerable individuals/families to resources
Psychological intervention & Clinical management
	Basic counselling for individuals
	Basic counselling families
	Basic counselling for groups
General activities to support MHPSS
	Training. / TOT
	Technical or clinical supervision
	Psychosocial support for staff / volunteers
	Advocacy

Time of implementation:	Morning
Place of implementation:	Center	Home	School	Clinic	Community
Geographical Distribution of the Services / Activities:	City	Village	Bedouins
Cost of the services provided:	Partial Cost

Mental and Behavioral Disorders

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Neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders
	Emergency
	Brief depressive
	Mixed anxiety & depressive
Disorders of psychological development
	Specific developmental of speech & language
	Scholastic skill
Behavioral & emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in child & adolescence
	Hyper kinetic disorders
	Emotional disorders (separation anxiety)
	Behavioral & emotional disorders
Mental disability
	Mild
	Moderate
Behavioral syndrome associated with physiological disturbances & physical factors
	Sleep disorders
Mental & behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use
	Drugs , opioids, cannabinoids
Schizophrenia & delusional disorders
	Schizophrenia
Mood (affective) disorders
	Depressive

Training

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1 - Psychological empowerment of teachers and mothers.
2 - Awareness and empowerment against violence based on gender.
3 - Reproductive health rights.
4 - Training of Quds University students, training (1 +2 +3 +4).
5 - Training of University graduate to practice their profession.