Health

Years of conflict have killed, injured or brought disease to hundreds of thousands of Syrians. Based in Gaziantep, Turkey, health organizations do cross-border work to provide medical care to families in Northwest Syria. Led by the World Health Organization’s Gaziantep office, the Health Cluster provides humanitarian assistance to people in need and restores disrupted health care services in Northwest Syria.

The Cluster:

• Ships lifesaving and essential medical supplies and equipment to Northwest Syria.
• Provides training and support to Syrian health care workers.
• Vaccinates more than a million Syrian children.
• Maintains surveillance and early response on priority communicable diseases.

Because of the attacks, many Syrian Health Care Facilities are either completely out of service or only partially functioning. In 2023, health resources across Syria were impacted by attacks on health care 23 times, with more than 5 deaths and 20 Injuries affecting patients and Health personnel. Health Cluster and WHO continue to gather and share information and are strongly advocating for change. Such attacks not only affect health care providers but also deprive people of urgently needed care. The attacks violate human rights and the right to health.

The latest report on attacks can be accessed here.