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...

Abdulsalam Al-Ali, a WHO- trained local community health volunteer communicates health messages to individuals and households.10 March 2025 – Overcrowding, unsafe sanitation, restricted movement and limited access to secondary health care all contribute to the significant public health challenges faced by more than 42 000 refugees and internally...

Nurse Fawziya carefully changes a child’s dressing, ensuring proper wound care and recovery. Photo: WHO27 February 2025, Aleppo Syrian Arab Republic – For Fawziya Ismail Al-Hasan, nursing is more than a profession; it is a commitment to serving those who need care the most. Displaced from rural Homs, she has lived with her husband and three...