A health worker at Al-Birr Association health centre in Hama engages a young child in early stimulation activities as part of integrated mental health and psychosocial support services. Photo: WHO 31 May 2025, Syrian Arab Republic – At 69, Kamal Qassis has learned to adapt. A former schoolteacher, he has lived through years of conflict, repeated...

The entrance of Al-Ashara Primary Health Centre in rural Deir ez-Zor, where emergency services have been supported. Photo: WHO 30 May 2025, Syrian Arab Republic – In rural areas of Deir ez-Zor, access to timely medical care has long been a challenge. For families living in rural towns like Mahkan and Al-Ashara, reaching the nearest hospital can...

A WHO staff member collects a water sample for testing in Al-Hol camp to help ensure safe drinking water for displaced families. Photo: WHO 18 May 2025, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic – With cholera cases resurging across parts of Syria in late 2024 and rising outbreak risks as warm weather returns to the country, the World Health Organization...

7 May 2025, Syrian Arab Republic – The Centre of Strategic Studies and Health Training (CSHT) and the Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean and the WHO Country Office in Syria, convened a workshop on 28 April 2025 in Damascus to identify Syria’s public health...

Four-month-old Walid receives treatment for severe cold symptoms at Kurin Health Center, supported by WHO through CERF to ensure continued pediatric care. Photo: WHO6 May 2025, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic – The World Health Organization (WHO) is expanding lifesaving health care for over half a million people across Syria with support from the...

The campaign focuses on reaching missed and zero-dose children with lifesaving vaccines across all 14 governorates  21 April 2025, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, are supporting a nationwide immunization campaign led by...

Pediatric nurse Razan examines a young patient at a clinic in Homs, where she treats children with signs of malnutrition. Photo: WHO8 April 2025, Syrian Arab Republic – In the busy corridors of Al Amal Pediatric and Maternity Hospital in Azaz, Aleppo, every available chair — and many floor corners — have become makeshift waiting areas and...

Damascus, Syria – 7 April 2025 – The World Health Organization (WHO) has welcomed a generous contribution of US$3.49 million from the Novo Nordisk Foundation to strengthen emergency health services for millions of people affected by the protracted crisis in Syria. The funding will bolster trauma care, reinforce disease surveillance and outbreak...

Om Molham with her children after recovery24 March 2025 — Every year, 24 March is observed as World Tuberculosis (TB) Day to amplify the urgency of ending TB, the world’s deadliest infectious disease which continues to devastate millions globally, inflicting severe health, social and economic consequences. This year’s theme, “Yes! We Can End TB: Commit, Invest,...

15 March 2025, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic – During 14 years of conflict, Syria’s health workers served tirelessly on the frontlines, braving airstrikes to deliver babies, rescuing the wounded from rubble and keeping hospitals functioning. With Syria now at a hopeful crossroads, their voices tell a story of resilience, but also of a health...