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In Aleppo’s northeast, Menbij hospital delivers lifeline care to over 23000 people
Ali carries his 8-year-old son Abdelkarim through the crowded corridor of Menbij National Hospital after the boy received urgent care for a fracture. Photo credit: WHO 17 September 2025, Aleppo, Syrian Arab Republic – When 8-year-old Abdelkarim Naasan fell while playing in his neighbourhood in Menbij, the pain in his leg left him unable to walk....
Empowering communities, saving lives: Syria’s caring for newborns and mothers at home programme
17 September 2025, Syrian Arab Republic – Born in the sixth month of pregnancy, in a region where access to neonatal care is limited, and weighing just 900 grams, Lena’s* survival was far from certain. But thanks to the medical and home care guidance provided by volunteers trained through a programme supported by the World Health Organization (WHO)...
EU support to medical supply chains keeps hospitals and clinics running in Syria
Majd Qolghasi, Warehouse Officer with Hand in Hand for Aid and Development, checks EU-funded medical supplies at the WHO-managed warehouse in Sarmada, Idlib. Photo credit: WHO16 September 2025, Idlib, Syrian Arab Republic – In a warehouse in Sarmada, boxes of medicines and surgical kits are stacked neatly on pallets, ready to be dispatched to...
Paramedics in Aleppo keep hope alive through EU-supported referral system
Tarek Al-Sheikh helps load a patient into the ambulance for urgent referral to hospital in northern Aleppo. Photo credit: WHO15 September 2025, Aleppo, Syrian Arab Republic – “I leave home early every morning to start my shift in the ambulance. Some days I wait for hours until a call arrives. Other days I respond immediately to emergencies – a child...
“Every minute counts”: inside the ambulances connecting patients to care in Idlib
An ambulance operated by the Syrian American Medical Society arrives at Latakia Health Directorate during the wildfire response. Photo credit: WHO14 September 2025, Idlib, Syrian Arab Republic – This summer, when wildfires swept through the forests of Latakia, ambulance teams from Idlib were called in to support the emergency response....
KSrelief and WHO deliver five ambulances to strengthen Syria’s referral system
Five ambulances funded by KSrelief and delivered through WHO to the Ministry of Health in Idlib. Photo: WHO7 September 2025, Idlib, Syrian Arab Republic– Five fully equipped ambulances funded by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) were delivered today by the World Health Organization (WHO) to the Ministry of Health in...
EU provides €22 million to WHO to keep health services running for over 6.5 million in Syria
Families receive health services at Al Bir NGO in Hama governorate, supported by WHO with funding from ECHO. Photo: WHO2 September 2025, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic – The European Union, through its Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations department, has contributed €22 million to support the World Health Organization’s efforts to...
Lana recovers: strengthening health services in Syria’s displacement camps
Lana sits safely in her father’s arms after recovering from meningitis in Aleppo. Photo credit: WHO26 August 2025, Aleppo, Syrian Arab Republic – Three-year-old Lana has never known life outside of conflict. Born in northern Aleppo after her family fled violence, she has grown up in a crowded displacement camp where families share tents, clean water is...
Vaccines on the move: protecting Syria’s children one dose at a time
Two health workers walk through Al-Burj camp in Idlib, going tent to tent to ensure children are protected through routine vaccination. Photo: WHO 28 August 2025, Idlib, Syrian Arab Republic – Two women walk through Al-Burj camp in Idlib, one of many places where displaced families are trying to rebuild their lives. Despite the hardship, mobile...
Paediatric care in Kurin offers families a lifeline
Four-month-old Walid Al-Ahmad smiles after receiving treatment at the Paediatric Clinic in Kurin Health Centre, Idlib. Photo credit: WHO27 August 2025, Idlib, Syrian Arab Republic – Four-month-old Walid Al-Ahmad was struggling to breathe when his mother brought him to the Paediatric Clinic at Kurin Health Centre. He was coughing, feverish and...
