What is happening to health facilities in Idlib and northern Aleppo?
- Nearly a third of health facilities in Idlib and northern Aleppo are closing or partially suspending activities due to underfunding.
- This leaves 1.5 million people without access to lifesaving and emergency healthcare.
- 112 health facilities are at risk of closing by the end of June, as per local authorities.
What is the urgent call from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)?
MSF urges international donors and governments to immediately boost financial support for the health system in northern Syria.
What is the current situation in Syria ahead of an international donor meeting?
With the total funding required to respond to humanitarian needs in Syria at US$4.07 billion for 2024, only $326 million has been funded through the Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP).
What are the challenges faced by healthcare in Syria?
- There are fewer functioning health facilities.
- Existing facilities are overcrowded.
- Shortages of medications are prevalent.
- There is a lack of staff to provide adequate healthcare services.
According to MSF medical coordinator Carlos Arias, the Syrian people are struggling due to hospitals not being funded, leading to closures, lack of doctors, and unaffordable medications.
Source: www.msf.org