Health
People in Northeast Syria have been facing barriers in accessing healthcare services as a result of the ongoing conflict, the COVID-19 pandemic and the water crisis which has increased the spread of waterborne diseases, including the recent Cholera outbreak. This has been adding pressure onto an a...
The focus of this intervention is to support one Hospital located at the heart of a city in the northeast of Syria; home to 307,100 inhabitants. This city is the medical epicentre for all the surrounding villages and is the only city where inhabitants can commute after nightfall to receive medical...
To ensure the continuity of the high-quality healthcare and to maintain medical services to support patients in the targeted areas, the SRTF launched phase V of its health intervention, “Supporting Health Services in Ar-Raqqa Governorate”.
This phase will ensure the continuation of the ser...
In response to the high need for improved healthcare services in Northeast Syria, the SRTF will fund five primary health care centres and two dialysis centres in Ar-Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor who are currently in need for support because of shortage in medications and consumables that are hindering the...
The health situation in Ar-Raqqa continues to deteriorate with more than 400,000 people in and around the governorate facing limited access to health services. In response to the need for better health services and considering the success of the first three phases of this intervention, the SRTF ap...
Due to the conflict, and as a result of Explosive Remnants of War (ERW), around 36,000 Syrians in Northeast Syria (NES) are victims of amputation. In Ar-Raqqa alone, there are 3,700 registered amputees.
Throughout NES, thousands of ERWs still exist and will continue to wound civilians for years...
In response to the high need for healthcare services as a result of the devastation endured in the health sector, the SRTF approved this health intervention, “Provision of Primary and Specialised Medical Services in Deir Ez-Zor Governorate.” The SRTF’s support includes rehabilitation, equipm...
In light of the success of the first two phases of the SRTF’s intervention, “Provisions of PHC Services and Clean Water Supply for Rural Communities”, the Fund introduced a third phase, “Extension for Medical Services in Rural Communities – Phase III” to ensure the continuity of health...
Amid growing local and international concerns regarding the COVID-19 outbreak in North-Eastern Syria (NES), as well as fears of a possible second peak of the virus as predicted by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Syria Recovery Trust Fund (SRTF) launched a health intervention in Deir Ez-Zo...
The Coronavirus pandemic, known as COVID-19, is unprecedented in recent history and has spread rapidly; infecting millions of people causing the death of hundreds of thousands of people on a global scale. Many members of humanitarian and medical organizations are highly concerned about the infecti...
In light of the great success of Phase I of the same project, and in response to Ar-Raqqa residents’ need to secure a normal life after their return to their homes post the conflict, there was still an urgent need to reach more communities with access and improvements to water, sanitation, and h...
Following the end of conflict, residents of Ar-Raqqa have increasingly started to return to their homes. The returnees face significant challenges as they seek to resume to normal life activities. Damage caused by the fighting remains widespread and basic services are unavailable or are extremely ...
In the northern Aleppo countryside, hospitals and health centres are unable to meet necessary requirements due to a lack of equipment, supplies, medicines, and staff capacities.
Additionally, the growth of the area’s population and the arrival of newly displaced persons due to population move...
Due to the conflict, the Ministry of Health in Damascus has stopped the supply of medical goods to many areas in Syria. Various donors are providing a variety of health goods and services as a matter of relief to medical facilities, but because orthopedic surgeries are expensive and donors have be...
Aleppo Governorate in general and Aleppo City in particular have been the target of intense air strikes during the last two years. Explosive barrel bombs were dropped on the cities of Aleppo Governorate, mainly Aleppo City, leaving behind thousands dead and a massive number of maimed citizens.
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Due to the conflict, the Ministry of Health in Damascus has stopped the supply of medical goods to many areas in Syria. Various donors are providing a variety of health goods and services as a matter of relief to medical facilities, but because orthopedic surgeries are expensive and donors have be...
Following the outbreak of conflict in Syria, the Ministry of Health in Damascus stopped the supplies of medical inputs to many areas. By contrast, a number of humanitarian agencies and donors continued to provide much needed health services and support to local medical facilities through supplies...
Due to the conflict, many health facilities in Syria have been destroyed. In order to address health needs, many local doctors and NGOs have established hospitals in some areas of Idleb Governorate.
The hospitals opened with a primary focus on emergency services and trauma surgery, and they lat...
Due to the conflict, the Ministry of Health in Damascus has stopped the supply of medical drugs and consumables to many areas. Various NGOs are providing a variety of health services and supplies, including emergency medications, to relieve medical facilities, but there exists a substantial lack o...
Before the conflict, the selected area had 48 ambulances in its emergency response system, in addition to ambulances in the private health sector that were not used for public purposes.
Due to the conflict, there appeared a need for rapid intervention and meeting the needs of the medical community...
The population of this selected city and its adjacent areas suffers from a lack of OB/GYN, pediatric, maternal, neonatal, and intensive care services because many large public hospitals in Aleppo Governorate that once provided these services have been destroyed or have ceased operations.
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