30 December 2025, Syrian Arab Republic – In 2025, Syria’s health system continued to operate under sustained pressure, shaped by years of conflict, displacement, economic strain and recurring emergencies.
Working with the Ministry of Health and health partners, WHO focused on protecting access to essential health services during a fragile period of transition. This included sustaining primary health care and hospital services, supporting emergency response and referrals, maintaining vaccination and disease prevention, and ensuring the delivery of essential medicines and supplies.
Over the year, WHO support contributed to more than 720 000 outpatient consultations, 555 000 trauma consultations, and 228 000 mental health consultations, while ensuring the delivery of nearly 10 million treatment courses to health facilities nationwide. Disease surveillance remained active, with over four in five sentinel sites submitting regular reports, supporting early detection and response.
The photographs below reflect how this work unfolded across different communities and settings throughout Syria.
In 2026, WHO will continue working with the Ministry of Health and partners to strengthen essential health services, support recovery and ensure more reliable access to care across Syria.
Key moments in photos
A quiet moment between Abu Yassin and his grandchild reflects the responsibility many families carry to protect their children’s health through timely vaccination.
At Al-Bairouni University Hospital in Damascus, 11-year-old Zahraa receives a routine check-up from a paediatric nurse during her ongoing treatment.
WHO staff visit the newly rehabilitated Ma’arrat An Nu’man Primary Health Centre, where children and families are accessing services following the restoration of the facility.
Vaccination officer Miriam Chehab comforts Yousra’s children after they receive their routine vaccines at Barzeh Al-Balad Health Centre in Damascus.
A baby receives routine vaccination at a health facility.
Medical supplies are reviewed upon arrival at Damascus airport before distribution to health facilities across the country.
Jameel, displaced from Homs and now living in Idlib, holds his son after ensuring all his children received their vaccines at Al-Burj camp.
Four-month-old Walid Al-Ahmad smiles after receiving treatment at the paediatric clinic at Kurin Health Centre, Idlib.
Dr Aisha Abdulwahab Al-Ali examines young Fatima at Ehthimalat Health Centre, Aleppo.
Lana sits safely in her father’s arms after recovering from meningitis in Aleppo.
Khaled Al-Hallaq announces the arrival of vaccination teams in a displacement camp.
Ali carries his eight-year-old son Abdelkarim through the crowded corridor of Menbij National Hospital after the boy received urgent care for a fracture.
