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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...
On World Humanitarian Day, health workers in Syria carry hope forward
19 August 2025, Syrian Arab Republic – On World Humanitarian Day, we pause to honour those who, in times of crisis, step forward to help the millions whose lives hang in the balance. In Syria, where more than 14 years of conflict have left the health system fragile and overstretched, it is a responsibility health workers and communities carry...
The Ministry of Health, UNICEF, and WHO call for urgent support to mothers to protect child health during World Breastfeeding Week 2025
Breastfeeding: is an investment in Syria’s future Damascus, 3 August 2025 – As the world marks World Breastfeeding Week, Syria faces a sobering reality: far too many children are missing out on the life-saving benefits of breastfeeding. Only 4 in 10 infants in Syria are exclusively breastfed during their first six months - a critical window for...
Italy supports WHO with EUR 3 million to strengthen disease surveillance and health emergency response across Syria
A forklift loads life-saving medical supplies donated by the Italian Cooperation at a WHO-supported warehouse in Idlib. Photo: WHO31 July 2025, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic – The Italian Cooperation has partnered with the World Health Organization (WHO) to enhance Syria’s capacity to detect, respond to, and prevent disease outbreaks through a...
WHO supports Syria as it works to advance the health-related SDGs
1 December 2024, For a mother in Aleppo seeking safe childbirth, or a child in Damascus coping with chronic illness, access to basic health services is far from guaranteed. After more than a decade of war, there are no easy fixes for the Syrian Arab Republic’s struggling health system. Around 15 million people, or 65% of the population, require...
Families return, trust rebuilds, and vaccines protect children in Khan Shaykhun
Jamal, a vaccination supervisor in Khan Shaykhun, prepares a vaccine dose during an outreach campaign. Photo: WHO21 July 2025, Syrian Arab Republic – When Hassan and his family returned to Khan Shaykhun after years of displacement, one of his first concerns was his children’s health. “All my children have been vaccinated on time,” says the...
