5 July 2017, Damascus, Syria – One-year-old Mohamed was lying on a mattress near a window at his home in his village, 10 km west of Deir-ez-Zor, when an airstrike hit his neighbourhood. When his father heard the screaming, he rushed to help and saw that his son’s leg was badly injured.  Mohamed needed urgent medical care, but what made things worse is that there was  no functioning hospital nearby due to the ongoing conflict.

“It took us three days to reach Al-Areisheh camp in neighboring Al-Hasakeh governorate, travelling in terribly hot weather. I was determined to save not only my son’s life, but also the lives of his aunt and an eight-month-old baby who were also badly injured,” said Abdulkarim, Mohamad’s father. “When we arrived, we were met by a medical team from an NGO who transported us to Al-Hayatt hospital and made sure that my son received the treatment he needed at no cost.”

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