Protection
Medical workers are not targets
Hospitals, ambulances, and the people who staff them must be protected under international humanitarian law. Attacking them is not collateral damage; it is the destruction of a society's last safety net.
Advocacy
A doctor's job is to witness — and then to speak.
When you have seen what happens to medicine in a war zone, silence is not neutrality. It is complicity. These are the positions Dr. Ahmad has carried from the hospital floor to the United Nations.
What he stands for
Positions, drawn from his public statements.
Happening now · proof of the obstruction
5
times Dr. Ahmad has been denied entry into Gaza since October 2024 — despite planned humanitarian medical missions.
Most recent denial: July 29, 2026 — his own account.
Access
Humanitarian access, unhindered
Aid and medical relief must reach civilians without obstruction. Blocking food, fuel, and medical supplies is a collective punishment that falls first on the sick and the wounded.
Witness
The duty to tell the truth
A physician who has worked inside a sealed-off hospital owes the public an honest account of what they saw. Testimony is part of the work.
WBEZ Chicago · the denials reported, August 2025 UN testimony, 2024 Refugees International podcast
On the floor of the UN
Silence in the face of what I have seen would be the one choice I could not live with as a physician.
Dr. Thaer Ahmad · UN Palestinian Rights Committee, 2024
Act now
The first act of advocacy is to refuse to look away. The next four take five minutes.
Fund medical relief on the ground
The organizations delivering care in Gaza and across the region. Every dollar buys supplies, fuel, and the salary of a local health worker still showing up. Dr. Ahmad serves on the board of the Palestinian American Medical Association (PAMA), a registered 501(c)(3) providing immediate medical relief across Gaza and the West Bank.
Donate to PAMA →Contact your representatives
Ask one direct question: what is your government doing to enforce the protection of hospitals and unhindered humanitarian access under international law?
Find your reps (US) →Host a screening or a talk
Bring American Doctor to your community, campus, or house of worship — and convene the conversation that follows. If a talk or Q&A would serve your audience's engagement with the work, request one.
Request a speaking engagement →Carry the testimony forward
Watch his UN statement. Read the reporting. Share one item with one person who has not seen it. Witness, amplified, is its own form of pressure.
Press & coverageEvery action item above is marked for Dr. Ahmad's confirmation before public launch. No organization, campaign, or call-to-action is attributed to his endorsement unless he has reviewed it. The framing reflects his publicly stated positions.