Ruth Pollard
Ruth Pollard is the Middle East Correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Her job takes her throughout the Middle East and North Africa, reporting on the Arab revolutions from Egypt, Libya, Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan, Tunisia and on the conflict in Israel and Palestine.
Gaza's children live and die on contaminated water
Ruth Pollard Too contaminated to drink and never in continuous supply because of daily power shortages, the water in Gaza is causing chronic health problems and contributing to high rates of child mortality.
Medical tourism drains the health system in war-ravaged Libya
Ruth Pollard A multimillion-dollar medical tourism industry catering to Libyans has emerged in neighbouring countries, stripping the country's struggling health system of vital investment and blocking efforts to...
Heritage status for West Bank sites
Ruth Pollard Religious sites will be among the first to be pushed forward for world heritage status thanks to Palestine's UNESCO membership.
