Health
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...