Syrian Arab Republic crisis
In 4 years, 494 attacks on health killed 470 patients and health staff in Syria
March 2020, Geneva/Copenhagen/Cairo – The World Health Organization condemns in the strongest terms, attacks on health care that have been a hallmark of the complex humanitarian crisis in Syria that this month enters its tenth year.
Health workers describe mayhem as WHO delivers urgent medicine and supplies to ensure continued health services
28 February 2020, Geneva/Copenhagen/Cairo – In a two-day operation the World Health Organization sent 55 tons of medicine and medical supplies in 7 trucks from Turkey into Idlib governorate and parts of Aleppo. Since December 2019 the area has witnessed the largest exodus of internally displaced Syrians in the 9-year history of the Syria conflict.
Northwest Syria: WHO raises alarm as more than 50 health facilities are forced to cease operations amid mass displacement and hostilities
3 February 2020, Geneva-Cairo-Copenhagen – The World Health Organization raises alarm over critical health threats facing hundreds of thousands of Syrians forced to flee due to intensified hostilities in northwest Syria and attacks on health care.
WHO deeply concerned about deteriorating health conditions in northwest Syria
25 December 2019, Geneva-Cairo-Copenhagen – The World Health Organization today expressed its deepening concern about the situation in northwest Syria and the impact hostilities are having on the health of a population that has endured sustained hardships, in what is now harsh weather conditions.
WHO gravely concerned about humanitarian situation in northeast Syria
13 October 2019, Cairo, Egypt — WHO is gravely concerned about the humanitarian health situation in northeast Syria, where up to 200 000 people have been displaced as a result of increased military operations since 9 October, and almost 1.5 million people are in need of health aid. Many of those affected by the recent hostilities have already experienced immense physical and mental stress as a result of years of conflict and repeated displacement.
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In 4 years, 494 attacks on health killed 470 patients and health staff in Syria
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Health workers describe mayhem as WHO delivers urgent medicine and supplies to ensure continued health services
28 February 2020 -
Northwest Syria: WHO raises alarm as more than 50 health facilities are forced to cease operations amid mass displacement and hostilities
3 February 2020
