Our humanitarian aid in Syria

Years of war, protracted hostilities and multiple displacements have worsened the humanitarian situation and the plight of the people in Syria. Many families have been left without much hope for the future. The trauma is overwhelming. Syria remains one of the largest and most complex crises in the world.

Public health system in the country has collapsed. A huge number of hospitals and medical facilities have been destroyed in the war, energy supplies are inadequate, and there is a shortage of medicines, supplies, and medical personnel.

Many of the displaced people in the Idlib region live in camps and informal settlements. People lack basic supplies such as tents, mattresses, blankets, clean water, food, and medical care.

• Improved access to primary and secondary healthcare
• Improved healthcare for children and mothers
• Rehabilitation of medical facilities and infrastructure
• Improved access to clean water supply, sanitation and hygiene in camps for displaced people

Working closely with our partners Hand in Hand for Aid and Development and Independent Doctors Association, we are committed to improving health care by operating and supporting several hospitals, primary health centers and mobile medical units. Our activities include:

• Outpatient services at primary health centers and hospitals, including general medical check-ups, treatment of malnutrition in children, and vaccination
• Operation and support for specialist hospitals to perform diagnosis procedures and specialist treatments such as emergency medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, surgery, orthopedics, ear, nose and throat, ophthalmology, neurology and urology
• Support for emergency rooms and surgical health services
• Primary and secondary pediatric and maternal health services, as well as obstetrics, emergency obstetrics and neonatal care
• Operation of an intensive care and dialysis units
• Ambulance services
• Provision of medicines and medical supplies
• Psychosocial counseling
• Health education and early detection of diseases and malnutrition
• Capacity strenghtening for healthcare by implementing health data management systems and improvements in stock management
• Covid-19 prevention: Measures in health facilities and triage areas, public awareness on Covid-19 and protective measures.

Inside camps and informal settlements, we are working with Maram Foundation to provide clean water, distribute hygiene kits to families in need, and ensure adequate waste management. We are also constructing laterines and ensuring that sanitary facilities in good conditions.

In 2020, we worked together to provide emergency aid to displaced people in the Idlib region. The relief supplies included:

• 17,122 blankets to 4,281 families
• 1,263 mattresses to 316 families
• 47,244 hygiene kits to 25,622 families

Funding institutions: German Federal Foreign Office, Aktion Deutschland Hilft, Nachbar in Not (via Malteser Austria), Seliger Gerhard Stiftung