Syria

Syrians Suffer from War on Health Care

Friday, July 8, 2016

Attacks in Syria have contributed to an immense shortage of health care throughout the country, claiming the lives of more than 700 medical professionals and driving thousands more to flee. In Aleppo, reports have estimated that of the 2,000 physicians who once operated medical care in the nation’s most populous city, forty remain.

Syria: "The Fear is Constant"

Wednesday, March 9, 2016

A Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)-supported medic based in a small town northwest of Idlib city, Syria, explains the fear permeating his daily life, and the aftermath of a strike on a school in March 2015:

Meet the Doctors Keeping Aleppo Alive

Friday, March 11, 2016

For the past four years, a small team of dedicated medical professionals has held together a skeletal network of bombed out and underground hospitals across opposition-held Aleppo, providing life-saving treatment to the civilians caught in Syria's deadly war

Amnesty: Russian, Syrian Forces Target Hospitals

Thursday, March 3, 2016

Rights group Amnesty International has accused the Syrian government and Russian forces of deliberately targeting hospitals as a strategy of war in Syria's conflict. It says the attacks amount to war crimes.

Across the Middle East, Doctors Are Being Killed Like Never Before

Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Attacks against hospitals and clinics from Afghanistan to South Sudan and Yemen have grown distressingly common in recent years, killing hundreds, forcing the shuttering of numerous medical facilities, and adding to the misery of already war-torn nations.

Press Release: Deadly Missile Attacks on Hospitals and School in Aleppo and Idlib

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

On February 15, four hospitals and a school in provinces of Aleppo and Idlib were struck by airstrikes and missile attacks, leaving civilian casualties, including women and children. Two of the four hospitals attacked were supported by SAMS, another one was supported by Doctors Without Borders (MSF), and the fourth hospital attacked was an OBGYN/neonatal clinic.

MSF: Syria: “Our Bombs Are Smarter than Yours”

Monday, February 22, 2016

The double attack on the Médecins Sans Frontières-supported hospital in Idlib Governorate, Syria on Monday killed 9 staff and 16 patients, a death toll expected to rise as the rubble is cleared. Michiel Hofman, MSF Senior Humanitarian Specialist takes a look at the parties involved in this conflict and the victims of the war.

Attacks On School And Hospitals In Syria Leave Dozens Of Civilians Dead

Monday, February 15, 2016

About 50 civilians were killed when missiles hit five medical centers and two schools in rebel-held Syrian towns. The carnage occurred as Russian-backed Syrian troops intensified their push toward the rebel stronghold of Aleppo.

Syria: Report Documents War Wounded and War Dead in MSF-Supported Medical Facilities in Syria

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

A new report presents a documented analysis of the medical and humanitarian consequences of the intensification of the military campaign in 2015, based on medical reports and data from 70 clinics and hospitals in Syria supported by Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF).

UN says 50 were killed in Strikes on Four Syria Hospitals

Monday, February 15, 2016

BEIRUT — Airstrikes hit four hospitals in rebel-held northern Syria on Monday, including child and maternity facilities, international aid officials and witnesses reported. The United Nations said at least 50 people were killed, including children.

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