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Health as a bridge from emergency to recovery at the Syria Senior Officials Meeting in Oslo
23 November 2025, Oslo, Norway – At the Ninth Humanitarian Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) on Syria, WHO highlighted how essential health services can help guide the country’s transition from crisis response to early recovery. Co-hosted by the European Union and Norway, the meeting brought together senior officials from the Syrian authorities,...
How community health workers help families in Al-Bab monitor their children’s growth
23 November 2025, Aleppo, Syrian Arab Republic –At Al-Bab Health Centre in eastern Aleppo, routine growth monitoring offers families reassurance that their children are developing well. For Mona Talrafadi, who visited the centre with her mother, the checkup confirmed she was healthy and thriving. Community health worker Dumoo’ checks Mona...
How Maryam’s laboratory work keeps families in Al-Bab connected to care
17 November 2025, Aleppo, Syrian Arab Republic –When families arrive at Al-Bab Health Centre in eastern Aleppo, many stop first at the small laboratory tucked behind the consultation rooms. Inside, Maryam Ahmad Al-Khalaf works with calm precision – preparing samples, analyzing results, and reassuring patients who are anxious about what their...
Families returning home join Syria’s Big Catch-Up to protect every child
13 November 2025– Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic -At Barzeh Al-Balad Health Centre in Damascus, 35-year-old Yousra smiles as she holds her daughter’s newly issued vaccination card. “It feels good to be back home and to know my children are protected,” she says. Miriam Chehab, a vaccination officer, comforts Yousra’s children after they received their...
Health services in southern Syria stretch to meet growing needs amid displacement
Medical supplies supported by WHO are offloaded at the As-Sweida Health Directorate to help replenish hospitals and primary health-care centres across the governorate. Photo credit: WHO11 November 2025, As-Sweida and Dara’a, Syrian Arab Republic - When fighting reached the edge of his village in southern Syria, Abu Laith, a father of five, knew...
Remarks by Christina Bethke, WHO Acting Representative to Syria at the UN Press Briefing in Geneva on Syria’s health transition gap
Tuesday, 4 November 2025 - I’m speaking to you from Damascus at a moment of fragile hope and rising risk. As Syria moves from emergency to recovery, a transition gap has opened where humanitarian funding declines before national systems can take over. That gap is measured in missed care, not percentages. Since mid-year, 417 health facilities have been...
The Minister of Health visits the rehabilitated Kidney Building at Homs Grand Hospital, thanks to Japan’s support
H.E. Dr Musab al-Ali, Minister of Health, tours the rehabilitated Kidney Building at Homs Grand Hospital with Christina Bethke, Acting WHO Representative in Syria. Photo: WHO 5 October 2025, Homs, Syrian Arab Republic –Today, H.E. Dr. Musab al-Ali, the Minister of Health and representatives from the United Nations Office for Project Services...
Together for Syria’s Future: Korea and UN Launch $38 Million Lifesaving Aid and Resilience Projects to Revive Hope and Restore Services
Damascus, 30 September 2025 — The Republic of Korea, in partnership with four United Nations agencies, has launched a comprehensive assistance package to support vulnerable communities across Syria. With a total contribution of US$ 38 million, the initiatives aim to address urgent needs in health, education, food security, and infrastructure,...
Women in Aleppo find care and dignity through local health centres
Midwife Maram Ali Al-Hassan checks the blood pressure of Hamida Ammar Raslan during a consultation at Sundi Health Centre. Photo credit: WHO25 September 2025, Aleppo, Syrian Arab Republic – At Sundi Health Centre in rural Aleppo, 36-year-old Hamida Ammar Raslan sits in the waiting area, clutching her referral slip. She has long struggled with...
Pharmacists in Aleppo help families get the medicines they need
A pharmacist hands medicines to a patient at a KSrelief-supported Ihtimlat Health Centre in northern Aleppo. Photo credit: WHO24 September 2025, Aleppo, Syrian Arab Republic – At Dabiq Health Centre, pharmacist Ali Al-Mustafa checks a prescription carefully before handing a mother her child’s medicine. A father of four himself, Ali understands...
